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The Robin Lab
Odonta from Borneo
Photographer J.L. Bowman
Termite mound Western Australia
Photographer: Charles Robin
Stick Insect Borneo
Photographer J.L. Bowman
D. repleta
Photographer: Quentin Lang
Helicoverpa armigera
One of Australia's biggest pests of Agriculture, the 'cotton bollworm' caterpillars eat a wide range of crops including corn, cotton, tomatoes. We are part of the Helicoverpa genome project team and have been investigating investigating the population genetics and the genetic mechanisms by which it becomes resistant to insecticides. Photographer: Quentin Lang.
D.melanogaster males fighting
Photographer: Quentin Lang
Myzus persicae
Known as the Green Peach Aphid (GPA). This is a major aphid pest of many crops including brassica in part because it vectors viruses. We are investigating methods to control them using transgenic plants that express RNAi sequences. This research is funded by the Australian:India Strategic Research Fund (Caterpillar and Aphid in Brassica -CARiB project)
Phasmid from Borneo
Photographer J.L. Bowman
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Photographer: Charles Robin
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Aedes aegyptii. Photo credit and arm credit: Perran Ross
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Drosophila suzukii (spotted wing drosophila) on a raspberry. Photo Credit: Kathy Garvey U.C. Davis
Helicoverpa armigera
One of Australia's biggest pests of Agriculture, the 'cotton bollworm' caterpillars eat a wide range of crops including corn, cotton, tomatoes. We are part of the Helicoverpa genome project team and have been investigating investigating the population genetics and the genetic mechanisms by which it becomes resistant to insecticides. Photographer: Quentin Lang.