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Genomic test could help stop destructive Asian spongy moth in its tracks

  • March 24, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Genomic test could help stop destructive Asian spongy moth in its tracks
Invasive species cost Canada billions of dollars each year. Now, a team led by UBC researchers has developed a new genomic test that can trace the Asian spongy moth—one of the biggest threats to North America's forests—back to its source, giving officials a better chance of stopping infestations before they spread. The findings are published in the journal BMC Genomics.

Originally published at Phys.org

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