[14-12] Bringing it home: Advances in research on the international pest Popillia japonica

[14-12-01] Global invasion pathways of the Japanese beetle Popillia japonica revealed by genomic data

*Antonio Carapelli^1,8, Rebecca Funari¹, Elahe Parvizi², Claudio Cucini¹, Sara Boschi¹, Elena Cardaioli¹, Daniel A Potter³, Shin-ichiro Asano⁴, Duarte Toubarro⁵, Luca Jelmini⁶, Francesco Paoli⁷, Angela McGaughran², Francesco Frati^1,8, Francesco Nardi^1,8 (1. University of Siena (Italy), 2. University of Waikato (New Zealand), 3. University of Kentucky (United States of America), 4. Hokkaido University (Japan), 5. University of the Azores (Portugal), 6. Cantonal Plant Health Service (Switzerland), 7. Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification (Italy), 8. National Biodiversity Future Center (Italy))