Figure 7.
Whole-mount FISH of Bemisia tabaci nymphs and female adults using a Portiera-specific probe (red) and a Wolbachia-specific probe (green). Upper column, Asia II 1 nymph and female adult; lower column, Asia II 9 nymph and female adult. A, C, E, G: Wolbachia channel on a dark-field channel. B, D, F, H: Overlay of Portiera and Wolbachia channels on a bright-field channel. White triangles in D and H indicate anterior poles of the oocytes. Signals on legs, joints, and wings are chitin autofluoresence.