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30 April 2019 Identification of the Mitochondrial DNA Haplotype of an Invasive Linepithema humile (Mayr, 1868) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Population of a New Location in Japan for Its Effective Eradication
Naoyuki Nakahama, Yu Maebara, Yugo Seko, Kyohei Iida, Takuo Sawahata, Daisuke Hayasaka
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Abstract

Linepithema humile is one of the most damaging invasive species worldwide. Although chemical control strategies have proven effective for L. humile, the susceptibility of these invasive ants to the insecticide fipronil differs markedly among genetically different supercolonies. In Japan, five mitochondrial L. humile haplotypes were identified from eleven prefectural regions and cities as of 2010. In 2012, a new population was found in Okayama Prefecture. Here, we analyzed mitochondrial DNA from L. humile workers from the Okayama population to better understand the genetic structure of ants in Japan and develop effective control strategies. According to COI-COII and cytochrome b gene sequences, the L. humile Okayama population haplotype was consistent with the ‘Japanese main’ supercolony—the most invasive supercolony worldwide. Hence, we believe that the Okayama population (Japanese main supercolony) can be easily eradicated because of its early invasion stage, relatively limited distribution range and high sensitivity to fipronil.

Naoyuki Nakahama, Yu Maebara, Yugo Seko, Kyohei Iida, Takuo Sawahata, and Daisuke Hayasaka "Identification of the Mitochondrial DNA Haplotype of an Invasive Linepithema humile (Mayr, 1868) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Population of a New Location in Japan for Its Effective Eradication," Entomological News 128(3), 217-225, (30 April 2019). https://doi.org/10.3157/021.128.0301
Received: 18 December 2017; Accepted: 10 May 2018; Published: 30 April 2019
KEYWORDS
Argentine ant
biological invasion
genetic structures
haplotype networks
invasive species
mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)
supercolony
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