What you eat is what we need: using ants to detect spotted lanternfly (<scp><i>Lycorma delicatula</i></scp>) <scp>DNA</scp>
Combined with ants' ecological dominance and the ease and low cost of ant collection, the antDNA method offers a sensitive, efficient and practical alternative to traditional, labor-intensive approaches for detecting SLF and potentially other honeydew-producing insects. © 2025 The Author(s). Pest Management Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.
Authors
- Chin‐Cheng Scotty Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0967-5170)
- Tracy Leskey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6299-4384)
- Alejandro I. Del Pozo‐Valdivia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5327-154X)
- Fang-Ling Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2480-7023)
- Wei‐Jiun Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6944-5874)
- Xue-Ling Huang
Institutions
- National Taiwan University (TW)
- Virginia Cooperative Extension (US)
- Appalachian Fruit Research Laboratory (US)
- Virginia Tech (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pest Management Science
- Published
- 2025-04-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8814
- Primary Topic
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science and Technology Council