Diabrotica Undecimpunctata

Sample information

Picture
Photos by: Alexa K.
Location
Collection date 09/26/2025
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group NCSSM
Observations

We set up a sheet with an led light behind it, left it for an hour then folded the sheet up and used a jar to capture the bugs.

Putative identification Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Chrysomelidae Diabrotica Diabrotica undecimpunctata

Methods

Extraction kit pcr
DNA extraction location Whole arthropod
Single or Duplex PCR Single Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system MiniPCR
Buffer TBE
DNA stain Cyber Green
Gel images
Protocol notes

Results

Wolbachia presence No
Confidence level High
Explanation of confidence level

High because we had strong lines across the board and cohesive Wolbachia status results.

Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence
GGTCAACAAAATCATAAAGATATTGGAACATTATATTTCATTTTTGGAATTTGAGCAGGTATAATTGGAACATCCCTAAGAATTCTAATTCGAGCAGAATTAGGTAGACCCGGTTCCTTAATTGGTAATGATCAAATTTATAATGTAATTGTTACAGCTCATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTAATACCTATTATAATTGGCGGATTTGGTAACTGACTAGTCCCATTAATAATTGGAGCCCCTGATATAGCATTCCCTCGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGACTTTTACCACCCTCTTTATTATTATTATTATTAAGAAGAATAGTAGAAAATGGAGTTGGTACCGGATGAACAGTTTATCCCCCTTTATCATCCAATATTGCTCACGGAGGTTCATCAGTTGATTTAGCTATTTTTAGTTTACACTTGGCTGGAATTTCTTCAATTTTAGGAGCAATTAATTTTATTACTACAGTAATTAATATACGTCCAATAGGAATAACTTTTGACCGAATACCATTATTTGTATGAGCAGTTGTTATTACAGCAGTTTTACTACTATTATCATTACCTGTTCTTGCCGGGGCAATTACAATATTATTAACAGATCGTAATCTAAATACCTCTTTTTTTGATCCTGCTGGAGGTGGTGATCC
BLAST at The Wolbachia Project   BLAST at NCBI
Summary The Diabrotica undecimpunctata was found to be negative for Wolbachia.
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