<em>Lagria villosa</em> Beetle (IMAGE)

Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz

<em>Lagria villosa</em> Beetle

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Lagria villosa beetles feed on a variety of crop plants, including soybean, and can transfer their bacterial symbionts to the plant tissue.

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photo/©: Laura V. Flórez, JGU

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This image may only be used in connection with the press release "Symbiotic bacteria: from hitchhiker to beetle bodyguard," issued by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz on April 28, 2017.

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