Wednesday 17 July 2024

DNA Barcoding Reveals Diversity of Parasitoid Wasps in Great Smoky Mountains

A compilation of four different wasp species, each pinned and photographed in front of a gray background. Image A shows a wasp with yellow and black coloration. Image B presents a wasp with extended antennae and legs. Image C features a wasp with a prominent orange abdominal segment. Image D depicts a wasp with more subdued orange and black colors.

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As part of an effort to document every species in the Great Smoky Mountains, researchers in Tennessee turned to DNA barcoding to identify ichneumonid wasps previously collected in the National Park, finding at least 23 species never previously recorded there. [Read more]

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