Abstract
We isolated eight microsatellite loci from Choristoneura fumiferana and C. occidentalis. Four to twenty-nine alleles were detected per locus. Five and three loci deviated from Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium in populations of C. fumiferana and C. occidentalis, respectively, potentially due to cryptic population structure, limited power of the Hardy–Weinberg test, or null alleles. All loci amplified in species within the Choristoneura fumiferana complex and in some Choristoneura species outside of the fumiferana complex. These markers will be useful in studying population structure in these important forest pests in spite of the difficulties of obtaining microsatellites in Lepidoptera.
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