Blair Sampson

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Is there a simple method for in vitro culturing of Entomophthora muscae?

Hi All, We found a population of infected adult Drosophila suzukii dying from E. muscae, we think. The flies originally were found on fig fruit and were motionless. Today, sporulation was...

28 June 2017 6,061 25 View

Do spotted wing drosophila (SWD) eggs loose their respiratory filaments before eclosion?

Hi everyone, I have been counting eggs and larvae of SWD inside blackberry fruits collected from the field and noticed many eggs seem to lack their characteristic pair of respiratory filaments....

23 June 2016 4,346 5 View

Does the winter morph of the spotted wing Drosophila have spots on their wings?

I have been raising "winter morphs" of Drosophila suzukii by exposing larvae at 5 deg. C for 2 - 4 weeks under totally dark conditions. The adults are very dark in pigmentation; however, none of...

28 September 2015 9,240 4 View

What are the steps in measuring ADH enzyme in Drosophila using the Bradford microplate protein assay?

I am very interested in rapidly bioassaying alcohol dehydrogenase enzyme (ADH) activity in Drosophila (vinegar flies) that have fed on ethanol and secondary alcohols. I am specifically interested...

26 February 2015 3,140 2 View

Is there a paper that discusses hybrid vigor in solitary bee species?

Hi everyone, I was wondering if there is an published article about hybrid vigor (heterosis) in solitary bees, or an excellent example of breeding solitary bees for increased vigor and fitness?

02 February 2015 5,843 1 View