Thread: Are we breeding smarter Japanese beetles?
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Old 02-07-2012, 10:42 AM posted to rec.gardens
Kay Lancaster Kay Lancaster is offline
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Default Are we breeding smarter Japanese beetles?
On 01 Jul 2012 16:01:25 GMT, Bert wrote:
This year, more and more of them are actually flying off when
approached.

Are we accidentally selecting for this undesirable behavior?

Yes, it's quite possible to select animal behaviors by breeding.
It's also possible that sub-lethal doses of imidocloprid could be influencing
their behaviors, also.

Kay

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