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51ÉçÇøºÚÁÏexpert on moth outbreak
CONTACT:
Gerhard Gries, Biological Sciences, gries@sfu.ca
Melissa Shaw, communications and marketing, 236.880.3297, melissa_shaw@sfu.ca
Great numbers of Western hemlock looper moths have been spotted across Metro Vancouver. 51ÉçÇøºÚÁÏprofessor Gerhard Gries, who holds an NSERC-Industrial Research Chair in Multimodal Animal Communication Ecology, is available to provide insight on these insects and why we are seeing this outbreak occur.
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