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Lab Protocols

Beetles

Hulcr J, Johnson AJ, Gomez DF. 2020. Collecting Bark and Ambrosia Beetles. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bpjdmki6

Storer C, Hulcr J. 2020. Collecting the Red Turpentine Beetle. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bnummeu6

Gonzalez A, Hulcr J. 2020. Keeping beetles alive in transport with wood-flour media. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bny2mfye

Hulcr J. 2020. Shipping beetles to the UF Forest Entomology Lab. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bnunmeve

Skelton J, Adams S, Johnson AJ. 2020. Rearing Ambrosia Beetles in Media. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bnupmevn

Skelton J, Hulcr J. 2020. Artificial Pith Gallery (APG) construction. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bnugmetw

Hulcr J. 2020. Artificial colonization of logs with ambrosia beetles. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bnufmetn

Gomez DF, Johnson AJ. 2020. Ultra-High Macro Photography of Bark Beetles. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bnvgme3w

Hulcr J. 2020. Microtome Dissection of Beetles. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bnuqmevw

Hulcr J, Johnson AJ, Gomez DF. 2020. Rearing Bark and Ambrosia Beetles from Naturally Infested Wood. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bnuhmet6

Hulcr J, Gomez DF. 2020. Beetle Cleaning. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bnujmeun

Fungi

Li Y, Hulcr J. 2020. Fungal Extraction from Beetles. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bnusmewe

Skelton J, Bateman C, Hulcr J. 2020. Fungal extraction from Xylosandrus compactus. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bnuumeww

Li Y, Hulcr J. 2020. Fungal Extraction from Beetle Galleries. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bnutmewn

Hulcr J. 2020. Testing For Cellulose Degradation. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bnurmev6

Bateman C. 2020. Fungal Plate Photography. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bnu6meze

Hulcr J, Li Y. 2020. Calculating Colony-forming Units. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bnuvmew6

Hulcr J. 2020. Visualization of chitin-rich tissues with Lactophenol blue slide mount. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bnuzmex6

Hulcr J, Li Y, Adams s, Gomez DF. 2020. Media for Fungal Culturing. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bnuwmexe

Gomez DF, Li Y, Hulcr J. 2020. Importing live fungi to the US (UF Forest Entomology Lab). protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bnuymexw

Li Y. 2020. Raffaelea plant inoculation. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bnu7mezn

Araújo J. 2020. Measuring Fungal Growth. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bnu2meye

Bateman C, Hulcr J. 2020. Morphotyping Fungal Cultures. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bnu4meyw

Li Y, Hulcr J. 2020. Mini culture slants for long term storage of fungi. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bnu3meyn

Li Y, Hulcr J. 2020. Fungi Permanent Storage. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bnu5mey6

Molecular

Gomez DF, Storer C. 2020. DNA Extraction for Beetle DNA with Qiagen DNeasy. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bnu9mez6

Li Y, Gomez DF. 2020. Fungal DNA Extraction from Fungal Plate. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bnuxmexn

Hulcr J. 2020. General DNA Extraction with Sigma Extract-N-Amp. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bnu8mezw

Johnson AJ, Gomez DF, Hulcr J. 2020. Primers for bark beetles and associated fungi. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bnvcme2w

Gomez DF, Li Y, Storer C. 2020. PCR for amplification of bark beetles or fungal DNA. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bnvbme2n

Gomez DF, Johnson AJ, Li Y. 2020. Running Gels: Electrophoresis Gel Procedure. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bnvdme26

Storer C, Hulcr J. 2020. PCR Cleanup. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bpvqmn5w

Hulcr J, Adams S. 2020. Sequencing for Bark beetles and associated fungi. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bnveme3e

Johnson AJ, Gomez DF. 2020. General Assembly and Alignment in Geneious. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bnvfme3n

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