The screening of <i>Wolbachia</i> Hertig infection in gypsy moth ( <i>Lymantria dispar</i> L.) populations in Siberia
The Wolbachia infection was examined in gypsy moth individuals that were collected in Siberian populations. There were no Wolbachia infected samples in our collection and we came to the conclusion based on our and other reports that Lymantria dispar had no Wolbachia infection in other regions. We discuss the perspectives of using a Wolbachia-transinfected gypsy moth line to control population size of pest.