Student Scholars & Faculty Mentors

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The Effect of Wasp Parasitism on Plant Virus Transmission Between Aphids and Wasp Parasitoids

Name: Dick, Dennis
Advisor: John Wallace
Department: BIOL
Award: Neimeyer Hodgson
Abstract: This research aims to observe if virus transmission is possible between aphid and parasitoid wasp by using PCR analysis to scan for the presence of ZYMV in parasitoids and quantify the mechanism of transfer.

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