Table 1.
DNA yield data obtained from specimens of P. citri , Ps. viburni , R. californicus, and R. kondonis using Qiagen DNeasy blood and tissue kit
| Species |
Qiagen protocol
|
EPED protocol
|
F test | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Range | Mean ± SE | n | Range | Mean ± SE | |||
| P. Citri | 10 | 7.88–26.27 | 17.19 ± 1.9 | 10 | 18.1–40.04 | 27.7 ± 3.2 | 8.22 | 0.010 |
| Ps. viburni | 10 | 9.19–40.50 | 21.3 ± 4.2 | 10 | 15.03–56.44 | 38.1 ± 4.7 | 7.14 | 0.016 |
| R. californicus | 0 | NA | NA | 4 | 3.11–5.01 | 4.16 ± 0.41 | NA | NA |
| R. kondonis | 0 | NA | NA | 2 | 6.21–10.02 | 8.12 ± 1.91 | NA | NA |
Extractions used the whole body of adult females. Values represent ng/µl in final eluate.