- Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey
Published on: January 19, 2024
Newly published research led by UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal and Jiao Yin of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, identifies the major sex pheromone receptor gene involved in the unusual 48-hour rhythm clock of the large black chafer beetle, a severe agricultural pest that targets such crops as peanuts, potatoes and soybeans in China, Japan, South Korea and India.
The research, “Circabidian Rhythm of Sex Pheromone Reception in a Scarab Beetle,” published in the Jan. 18 edition of...
Tags: ag pest (0), Holotrichia parallela (0), Jiao Yin (0), Joanna Chiu (0), large black chafer beetle (0), sex pheromone receptor gene (0), UC Davis (0), Walter Leal (0)
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Pest Management
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