Richard Shukle and Jonathan Neal (IMAGE)

Purdue University

Richard Shukle and Jonathan Neal

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Purdue researchers, from left, Richard Shukle and Jonathan Neal examine plots of wheat infested with Hessian fly larvae. Their research has identified genes in the insects that produce enzymes in response to toxins plants use to protect themselves from the flies.

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Purdue Agricultural Communication photo/Tom Campbell

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