Unraveling the Genetic Structure of the Coconut Scale Insect Pest ( Reyne) Outbreak Populations in the Philippines.

Despite the fact that massive outbreaks of the coconut scale insect pest, Reyne (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) are inflicting significant economic losses to the Philippines' coconut industry, little is known about the population and dispersal history of this invasive pest in the country. Here, we examined the genetic diversity, structure and demographic history of sampled from localities with reported outbreaks from 2014 to 2017. We analyzed the genetic structure of the outbreak populations using mitochondrial and nuclear markers.