Tuesday, February 07, 2012

ScienceDaily: Biotechnology News

ScienceDaily: Biotechnology News


New species of bamboo-feeding plant lice found in Costa Rica

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 09:26 AM PST

Several periods of field work during 2008 have led to the discovery of a new species of bamboo-feeding plant lice in Costa Rica's high-altitude region Cerro de la Muerte. The discovery was made thanks to molecular data analysis of mitochondrial DNA. The collected records have also increased the overall knowledge of plant lice (one of the most dangerous agricultural pests worldwide) from the region with more that 20 percent.

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