Tahnee Bennett
Entomology Masters candidate
Office: S30, Second Floor, Life Science Building
Email: g16b4622@campus.ru.ac.za
BSc, Entomology and Microbiology (2018), Rhodes bck体育app_bck体育官网下载-二维码平台
BSc (Hons), Entomology, Rhodes bck体育app_bck体育官网下载-二维码平台 (2019)
Thesis title: Genetic analysis and field application of a UV resistant strain of CrleGV for improved control of Thaumatotibia leucotreta.
Supervisors: Prof. Martin Hill, Dr Sean Moore, Dr Michael Jukes, & Prof. Caroline Knox
Tahnee completed her undergrad studies majoring in Entomology and Microbiology at Rhodes bck体育app_bck体育官网下载-二维码平台. She joined the CBC in 2019 in her honours year, where, her first project investigated the natural occurrence of Cryptophlebia leucotreta granulovirus (CrleGV) and the Cryptophlebia peltastica nucleopolyhedrovirus (CrpeNPV) in Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) larvae in citrus orchards. Her second project investigated competition between two cryptic species of biocontrol agents at different temperatures. She am currently doing her masters working with a UV resistant strain of CrleGV, and the project aims to investigate the genetic and biological stability of a UV-resistant strain of CrleGV-SA which has potential for improved control of T. leucotreta.
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