Article Co-Authored by Dr. Joseph Velenovsky
Dr. Joseph Velenovsky, SFSC biology instructor, recently co-authored a publication with researchers from the University of Florida and Texas A&M University titled “Transgressive gene expression disrupts the molting process in hybrids of two invasive termites.”
This research is a major step forward toward understanding the molting process in Coptotermes gestroi, C. formosanus, and hybrids of these two economically impactful subterranean termite species, which were recently shown to exist in southeastern Florida. In the future, this work could contribute to Coptotermes management, as the molting-associated genes identified via this study could serve as target genes in novel termite control strategies.
To read this impressive work, visit https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmb.2025.104383.
