@article{fdi:010084656,
  title = {{G}enetic diversity of the predatory mite {A}mblyseius swirskii {A}thias-{H}enriot ({A}cari : {P}hytoseiidae) with an overview of its distribution and implications for biological control},
  author = {{T}ixier, {M}. {S}. and {D}ouin, {M}. and {L}opes, {I}. and {M}igeon, {A}. and {F}ossoud, {A}mandine and {N}avajas, {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}mblyseius swirskii is a predatory mite of the family {P}hytoseiidae that is widely used in biological control of small insect and mite pests. {A} population from {I}srael was the source of material now commercially marketed by several biocontrol companies. {T}he present study aimed to characterize the genetic variability of {A}. swirskii using 12{S} r{RNA}, {C}yt{B} and {COI} mt{DNA} sequences, and explore its geographical distribution based on a compilation of known and newly- reported occurrences, including populations from several countries where this species naturally occurs. {A}mblyseius swirskii is reported from 22 countries, primarily in the eastern {M}editerranean basin and {A}frica. {T}he species has been reported on 48 plant families, with the highest number of observations on {R}osaceae, {R}utaceae and {S}olanaceae, mostly on crops, but also on uncultivated plants. {T}he genetic diversity of {A}. swirskii was very low in all populations except the one from {C}ape {V}erde; all other studied populations were not differentiated from the commercial ones. {T}he results suggest that commercialized and natural populations now co-occur widely, even in natural environments. {T}he {C}ape {V}erde population seems to be a distinct natural population with relatively high intra-population variation, even among specimens collected in a single locality and on a single plant species. {F}urther analyses would be required to determine how much the observed genetic differentiation results in different biological features, but the diversity present in the natural {C}ape {V}erde populations of {A}. swirskii may provide a source of novel traits with potential to improve the performance of this natural enemy.},
  keywords = {{B}iodiversity ; {G}eographic distribution ; {P}opulation differentiation ; {MONDE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{B}iological {C}ontrol},
  volume = {168},
  numero = {},
  pages = {104841 [10 ]},
  ISSN = {1049-9644},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.biocontrol.2022.104841},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010084656},
}