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Title: Molecular genetics for identification and population studies of screwworms

Author
item Skoda, Steven

Submitted to: National Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 7/30/2013
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Screwworms, Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel) (Diptera: Calliphoridae), were devastating pests to all warm blooded animals in the United States and the rest of North America. Successful eradication of screwworms was achieved by using the sterile insect technique. Here we discussed the development and implementation of molecular genetic techniques for identifying suspicious samples of early stages of immature screwworms and for identifying genetic variability in screwworms collected from different geographic areas. We also indicated some of the current and future uses of molecular genetic techniques relevant to this highly successful program.