These data were collected by Mr. Alejandro De Santiago and students at Morehouse College in Fall 2022.
Beetles were reared on blackeye peas and collected from mass culture (mated) or as virgins. Virgin females (N=10) and mated females (N=9) were collected.
Beetles were from the LB strain adapted to their host bean for many generations.
Beetles were adults.
Beetles were surface-sterilized.
Beetles were extracted with QIAGEN DNA-Easy kits.
Sequences are for the v4 region.
MiSeq sequencing was done by MrDNA labs.
For more information, contact Lawrence Blumer <lawrence.blumer@morehouse.edu>.