2016
Asymmetric hybridization between non-native winter moth, Operophtera brumata (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), and native Bruce spanworm, Operophtera bruceata, in the Northeastern United States, assessed with novel microsatellites and SNPs
Havill N, Elkinton J, Andersen J, Hagen S, Broadley H, Boettner G, Caccone A. Asymmetric hybridization between non-native winter moth, Operophtera brumata (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), and native Bruce spanworm, Operophtera bruceata, in the Northeastern United States, assessed with novel microsatellites and SNPs. Bulletin Of Entomological Research 2016, 107: 241-250. PMID: 27876095, DOI: 10.1017/s0007485316000857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsMicrosatellite lociBruce spanwormAsymmetric hybridizationWinter mothSpecies-diagnostic single nucleotide polymorphismsOperophtera brumataVariable microsatellite lociNon-native pestsTypes of markersBacterial symbiontsGenetic incompatibilitiesGenomic approachesLaboratory crossesNative speciesAsymmetrical hybridizationPopulation geneticsPutative hybridsHybrid backcrossesNovel microsatellitesForest treesOperophtera bruceataO. bruceataReciprocal crossesGenetic markers
2012
Hybridization between a native and introduced predator of Adelgidae: An unintended result of classical biological control
Havill N, Davis G, Mausel D, Klein J, McDonald R, Jones C, Fischer M, Salom S, Caccone A. Hybridization between a native and introduced predator of Adelgidae: An unintended result of classical biological control. Biological Control 2012, 63: 359-369. DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2012.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBiological control agentsEastern United StatesL. nigrinusBiological controlNorth AmericaDistribution of hemlockControl agentsLaricobius nigrinus FenderClassical biological controlMitochondrial COI haplotypesMajor geographic featuresOutcome of hybridizationWestern North AmericaNative biodiversityPest control effortsNative speciesNative relativesNative rangeLaricobius rubidusBeetle speciesLaricobius speciesWidespread hybridizationGenetic structureComplex mosaicAppalachian Mountains