Biological control of hemlock woolly adelgid in North America: history, status, and outlook

AE Mayfield III, TD Bittner, NJ Dietschler, JS Elkinton… - Biological Control, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA, Adelges tsugae, Hemiptera: Adelgidae) is an invasive
insect that threatens the ability to maintain eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) and …

Biology and evolution of Adelgidae

NP Havill, RG Foottit - Annu. Rev. Entomol., 2007‏ - annualreviews.org
The Adelgidae form a small clade of insects within the Aphidoidea (Hemiptera) that includes
some of the most destructive introduced pest species threatening North American forest …

The devil is in the details: Problems in DNA barcoding practices indicated by systematic evaluation of insect barcodes

Z Cheng, Q Li, J Deng, Q Liu, X Huang - Frontiers in Ecology and …, 2023‏ - frontiersin.org
In recent years, DNA barcoding has rapidly developed as a powerful tool in taxonomy,
demonstrating its value in species identification and discovery of cryptic diversity. The …

[PDF][PDF] Phylogeny and higher classification of the scale insects (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccoidea)

PJ Gullan, LG Cook - Zootaxa, 2007‏ - scalenet.info
The superfamily Coccoidea contains nearly 8000 species of plant-feeding hemipterans
comprising up to 32 families divided traditionally into two informal groups, the …

Ancient and modern colonization of North America by hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae (Hemiptera: Adelgidae), an invasive insect from East Asia

NP Havill, S Shiyake, A Lamb Galloway… - Molecular …, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
Hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae, is an invasive pest of hemlock trees (Tsuga) in
eastern North America. We used 14 microsatellites and mitochondrial COI sequences to …

Non-native gall-inducing insects on forest trees: a global review

G Csóka, GN Stone, G Melika - Biological Invasions, 2017‏ - Springer
Gall-inducing insects cause the development of specialised plant tissues (galls) that provide
them with nutrition and some measure of protection from physical and biotic stresses. Their …

Twigs on the tree of life? Neutral and selective models for integrating macroevolutionary patterns with microevolutionary processes in the analysis of asexuality

T Schwander, BJ Crespi - Molecular Ecology, 2009‏ - Wiley Online Library
Neutral models characterize evolutionary or ecological patterns expected in the absence of
specific causal processes, such as natural selection or ecological interactions. In this study …

Macroevolutionary patterns in the Aphidini aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae): diversification, host association, and biogeographic origins

H Kim, S Lee, Y Jang - PloS one, 2011‏ - journals.plos.org
Background Due to its biogeographic origins and rapid diversification, understanding the
tribe Aphidini is key to understanding aphid evolution. Major questions about aphid …

Ultraconserved elements from transcriptome and genome data provide insight into the phylogenomics of Sternorrhyncha (Insecta: Hemiptera)

D Liu, J Cui, Y Liu, M Niu, F Wang, Q Zhao, B Cai… - …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Sternorrhyncha, one of the four major suborders of Hemiptera, is a phytophagous taxon
inclusive of nearly 18 000 described species. The phylogenetic relationships within the …

DNA barcodes to identify species and explore diversity in the Adelgidae (Insecta: Hemiptera: Aphidoidea)

RG Foottit, HEL Maw, NP Havill… - Molecular Ecology …, 2009‏ - Wiley Online Library
The Adelgidae are relatively small, cryptic insects, exhibiting complex life cycles with
parthenogenetic reproduction. Due to these characteristics, the taxonomy of the group is …