P. quatuordecimpunctata and H. variegata invasive pop-gen study now published in Biological Control!

Fig. 1. Sampling of (A) H. variegata and (B) P. quatuordecimpunctata across their invasive United States ranges with numerical locality identifiers. Parenthetical numbers denote the number of sequenced samples retained for genetic analyses. Color gradient displays the year of first recorded specimen in each state. Star icon shows approximate location of North American introduction.

Our new study on invasive population genomics and behavioral phenology in response to photoperiods in two species of lady beetles used in importation biological control - Propylea quatuordecimpunctata and Hippodamia variegata is now published in Biological Control! Read here.