Food Assimilated by Two Sympatric Populations of the Brown

Food Assimilated by Two Sympatric Populations of the Brown

Food assimilated by two sympatric populations of the brown planthopper Nilaparvata lugens (Delphacidae) feeding on different host plants contaminates insect DNA detected by RAPD-PCR analysis M.A. Latif1,6, M.Y. Omar2, S.G. Tan3, S.S. Siraj4, M.E. Ali5 and M.Y. Rafii1 1Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia 2Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia 3Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Molecular Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia 4Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia 5Institute of Nano Electronic Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Perlis, Malaysia 6Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Bangladesh Corresponding author: M.A. Latif E-mail: alatif1965@yahoo.com Genet. Mol. Res. 11 (1): 30-41 (2012) Received June 21, 2011 Accepted September 29, 2011 Published January 9, 2012 DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.4238/2012.January.9.4 ABSTRACT. Contamination of insect DNA for RAPD-PCR analysis can be a problem because many primers are non-specific and DNA from parasites or gut contents may be simultaneously extracted along with that of the insect. We measured the quantity of food ingested and Genetics and Molecular Research 11 (1): 30-41 (2012) ©FUNPEC-RP www.funpecrp.com.br assimilated by two sympatric populations of brown planthopper (BPH), Nilaparvata lugens, one from rice and the other from Leersia hexandra (Poaceae), a wetland forage grass, and we also investigated whether host plant DNA contaminates that of herbivore insects in extractions of whole insects. Ingestion and assimilation of food were reduced significantly when individuals derived from one host plant were caged on the other species. The bands, OPA3 (1.25), OPD3 (1.10), OPD3 (0.80), OPD3 (0.60), pUC/M13F (0.35), pUC/M13F (0.20), BOXAIR (0.50), peh#3 (0.50), and peh#3 (0.17) were found in both rice-infesting populations of brown planthopper and its host plant (rice). Similarly, the bands, OPA4 (1.00), OPB10 (0.70), OPD3 (0.90), OPD3 (0.80), OPD3 (0.60), pUC/ M13F (0.35), pUC/M13F (0.20), and BOXAIR (0.50) were found in both Leersia-infesting populations of brown planthopper and the host plant. So, it is clear that the DNA bands amplified in the host plants were also found in the extracts from the insects feeding on them. Key words: Brown planthopper; Determination; Food assimilation; DNA contamination; RAPD-PCR analysis Genetics and Molecular Research 11 (1): 30-41 (2012) ©FUNPEC-RP www.funpecrp.com.br.

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