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Insect pests threaten the sustainability of Eucalyptus and Pinus plantation and natural forests worldwide. Globally the number of invasive insect pests has been shown to increase exponentially over time.

A common challenge is the accurate and rapid identification of insect pests as this has implications for management and quarantine decisions. In many instances feasible management options cannot be implemented due to the identification of the insect being unknown.

The FIMT website serves as a tool for rapid identification of insects associated with Eucalyptus and Pinus trees and is intended to assist researchers and field-based scientists focussing on forest health. The database contains sequences generated from insect pests of Eucalyptus and Pinus, generated using two mitochondrial DNA regions, namely Cytochrome Oxidase I (COI) and Cytochrome b. Relevant sequences from GenBank have also been included. The insects sequenced at the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute have also been morphologically identified by a taxonomist. See the About page for more information.

Compare your sequence(s) to the FIMT Barcode Database

You can either paste your single sequence directly in the box below, or upload a file containing one or multiple sequences. Uploaded files must be in nucleotide fasta format (with extension *.fasta, *.fas or *.fna). More information can be found on the Help page for uploading sequence files.

A phylogenetic tree will be constructed as output. It might take a few moments for the analysis to complete, after which a link will appear at the bottom of the page to download the output.

Please complete the information below before comparing your sequence to the database (Fields with an * is required). This information will be used for the output file and if we need to contact you.

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Please paste your query sequence below or upload a file.

FIMT Barcode Database

Developed by FABI

Compare your sequence(s) to the FIMT Barcode Database