Tag: hybrids

Invasive Russian Wheat Aphid Can Hybridize Native Western Wheat Aphid

By Ed Ricciuti As scientists fight to keep a step ahead of an invasive aphid that can genetically reinvent itself to penetrate the defenses of wheat varieties designed to resist […]

Entomology Today February 14, 2017 4 Comments

Florida Scientists Discover Super Termites, and They’re Not Genetically Modified

By Richard Levine Formosan subterranean termites (Coptotermes formosanus) and Asian subterranean termites (Coptotermes gestroi) are the most damaging pest species in the world. Both are highly invasive and have spread […]