Dear Forest Entomologists,

 

One of my colleagues, Bill Moar (formerly of Auburn U), needs some elm leaf beetles Xanthogaleruca luteola for his research on the molecular phylogeny of Chrysomelidae.   He would like at least 25 larvae or adults, frozen & shipped overnight -- he will provide the dry ice & pay the cost of overnight shipping.   

 

The elm leaf beetle, a well established exotic in North America, overwinters as an adult.   It has at least 2 generations/yr, thus population densities are higher later in the field season.  We may have a good crop of this year due to mild winter & early spring.   The larvae feed on the undersides of elm leaves, skeletizing them.   Here's more on its biology & some photos:  http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/insect/05521.html 

 

If you happen to find some this year & have time to help Bill, please contact him directly at:

 

William J. Moar

Monsanto Company,

Corn IRM Technical Lead

Global Scientific Affairs, Mail Zone C3NE

800 North Lindberg Blvd

St. Louis, MO 63167

william.moar@monsanto.com

Office tel.  314-694-7793

Mobile tel. 314-651-9018

 

 

Leah

Leah S. Bauer, Ph.D.

Research Entomologist and Adjunct Associate Professor

USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station and

Department of Entomology, Michigan State University

1407 S. Harrison Rd., East Lansing, MI 48823

lbauer@fs.fed.us or lsbauer@msu.edu

517-355-7740x103 (off) or 517-256-0623 (cell)