Quatro populações de Plutella xylostella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae) oriundas do Brasil, Ilha da Reunião, Filipinas e Benin foram avaliadas quanto à suscetibilidade ao B. thuringiensis através de bioensaios e quanto à variabilidade genética, através de RAPD-PCR. Os dois parâmetros avaliados mostraram similaridade de resultados entre as populações, sugerindo que as mesmas devem ser bastante homogêneas, embora estejam geograficamente distantes.

Four populations of Plutella xylostella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae) isolated in Brazil, Reunion Island, Philippines and Benin were evaluated for susceptibility to B. thuringiensis. Genetic variability was accessed by RAPD analysis. Although the populations were originated from diverse geographical origins, the two evaluated parameters showed a high degree of similarity. This suggests that although the populations were geographically distant, they have a high degree of similarity.