Fuller Rose Beetle Survey for Diversity

Aug 29, 2017

Dr. Andrea Sequiera from Wellesley College in Massachusetts is conducting a molecular analysis of Fuller rose beetle in the Unites States.  The Fuller rose beetle originates from Argentina, and she is determining if the populations in the US came from different introductions.  She visited Lindcove to collect Fuller rose beetles from citrus to see if feeding on different cultivars affects their gene expression.  


By Elizabeth E Grafton-Cardwell
Author - Emeritus Entomology Cooperative Extension Specialist

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