A research team at the College of Agriculture, University of Karbala, consisting of Assistant Professor Dr. Sinai Muslim Abdul, graduate student Ms. Nour Al-Huda Al-Khalidi, and Professor Dr. Adnan Abdul Jalil Lahouf, has reached the molecular diagnosis of the almond moth Cadra cautella, which causes significant economic losses in stored dates in Iraq. This molecular diagnosis was made based on three different genes. The diagnosis and identification of the complete genome sequence of the insect mitochondria of the cacao or tobacco moth Ephestia elutella, which was associated with the same insect, was also made. This complete molecular recording and characterization is the first of its kind in Iraq, as the two insects were diagnosed in one process, which saved time, effort and costs. This recording was documented in the gene bank of the International Center for Biotechnology Information, and special codes were identified for these two insects, which were named after Karbala Governorate.
