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Caracterização de populações genéticas de Solenopsis invicta através de marcadores moleculares microssatélites. Correlação de similaridade entre populações hospedeiras e endossimbiose

2011; Linguagem: Inglês

2639-6459

Rodrigo Fernando de Souza,

Insect and Pesticide Research

Abstract The ants of Solenopsis invicta are native of South America, but they were introduced into new environments and began to cause serious damage to agriculture and livestock and cause some inconvenience to humans. Many studies on the reproductive biology of S. invicta were conducted with introduced populations, but few with the native populations. The molecular tools such as analysis of mt DNA and microsatellites can assist in research on the reproductive biology of the species.Different social behavior of S. invicta as monogyny and polygyny, can interfere in the reproductive biology of the species, and the use of the correct molecular tools may show this behavior.The expansion of the native populations, as well as the introduction of this ant in other environments may have led to the interaction with other taxa of ants and other types of organism. This interaction may have been responsible for the acquisition of endobacteria Wolbachia