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New, Fast DNA Method Spots Pesticide-Resistant Ticks

In its effort to keep cattle fever ticks from escaping quarantine in five counties along the southern Texas border, researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture have developed an overnight DNA test that can detect ticks’ genetic indicators of resistance to permethrin, a common pesticide used to manage ticks.

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Did Two Florida Populations of Conehead Termites Arise From a Single Colonization Event?

Native to Central and South America, the conehead termite has been found in just two places in the United States: Dania Beach and Pompano Beach, Florida. A new genetic analysis of these two populations suggests they arose from a single invasion.

New, Fast DNA Method Spots Pesticide-Resistant Ticks

Did Two Florida Populations of Conehead Termites Arise From a Single Colonization Event?

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