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Population genomics of the invasive Northern Giant Hornet Vespa mandarinia in North America and across its native range.
Scientific reports - 11 May 2024
Taylor Benjamin A, Tembrock Luke R, Sankovitz Madison, Wilson Telissa M, Looney Chris, Takahashi Junichi, Gilligan Todd M, Smith-Pardo Allan H, Harpur Brock A
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The northern giant hornet Vespa mandarinia (NGH) is a voracious predator of other insect species, including honey bees. NGH's native range spans subtropical and temperate regions across much of east and southeast Asia and, in 2019, exotic populations of the species were discovered in North America. Despite this broad range and invasive potential, investigation of the population genomic structure of NGH across its...
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