TY - JOUR AU - Dheemanth, T. L. AU - Srinivasa Murthy, K. AU - Ballal, Chandish R. PY - 2015/03/01 Y2 - 2024/03/30 TI - Molecular Characterisation of some Indian Anthocorid Predators JF - Journal of Biological Control JA - JBC VL - 29 IS - 1 SE - Research Articles DO - 10.18311/jbc/2015/3232 UR - https://informaticsjournals.com/index.php/jbc/article/view/3232 SP - 8-13 AB - Anthocorid predators widely used as biocontrol agents were characterised for genetic diversity and phylogeny. <em>Cardiastethus exiguus</em> Poppius, <em>Xylocoris flavipes</em> Reuter and <em>Blaptostethus pallescens</em> Poppius were characterised using Cytochrome oxidase I (COI) marker to elucidate the diversity and phylogeny. The sequencing of the COI region at 650bp was compared with sequence of <em>Orius majusculus</em> (Reuter), available at NCBI by BLASTn. The cluster analysis based on dendogram revealed <em>B. pallescens</em> and <em>O. majusculus</em> to be more closely related, while <em>X. flavipes</em> and <em>C. exiguus</em> were distinct. The usefulness of characterisation and phylogenetic relationship among the anthocorid populations for their effective utilisation in pest management is discussed. ER -