Title
A simple PCR-based method for the rapid and accurate identification of spider mites (Tetranychidae) on cassava
Date Issued
01 December 2020
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Ovalle T.M.
Vásquez-Ordóñez A.A.
Jimenez J.
Parsa S.
Becerra Lopez-Lavalle L.A.
Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical
Publisher(s)
Nature Research
Abstract
The morphological identification of mites entails great challenges. Characteristics such as dorsal setae and aedeagus are widely used, but they show variations between populations, and the technique is time consuming and demands specialized taxonomic expertise that is difficult to access. A successful alternative has been to exploit a region of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I (COI) gene to classify specimens to the species level. We analyzed the COI sequences of four mite species associated with cassava and classified them definitively by detailed morphological examinations. We then developed an identification kit based on the restriction fragment length polymorphism–polymerase chain reaction of subunit I of the COI gene focused on the three restriction enzymes AseI, MboII, and ApoI. This set of enzymes permitted the simple, accurate identification of Mononychellus caribbeanae, M. tanajoa, M. mcgregori, and Tetranychus urticae, rapidly and with few resources. This kit could be a vital tool for the surveillance and monitoring of mite pests in cassava crop protection programs in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Volume
10
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Zoología, Ornitología, Entomología, ciencias biológicas del comportamiento
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85095846142
PubMed ID
Source
Scientific Reports
ISSN of the container
20452322
Sponsor(s)
This research was undertaken as part of, and funded by, the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB) and supported by CGIAR Trust Fund contributors. The authors would like to thank Juan Miguel Bueno and Rodrigo Zuñiga (CIAT) for their help developing the mite colonies and mounting the mites for morphological study and Maria Isabel Gomes for her support. Also, to Juan Felipe Ortega and the Image Laboratory of Biology Postgraduate Program, Universidad del Valle in Cali, Colombia, for his help in the microscopy study of mites. Finally, to Dr. Owen Seeman (Queensland Museum) and Dr. Philippe Auger (French National Institute for Agricultural Research) for their suggestions and comments about the morphological identification of our mites.
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