A botanist photographed this seed from an Empress Tree using a dissecting microscope and a special camera. In addition to identification, taxonomy provides insights into how environmental conditions can impact an organism’s genetics over time.

#PestID #APHIStaxonomy

Somebody has their green on! ☘️
This Stink Bug is one of the types of bugs that CBP intercepts and #APHIStaxonomy identifies daily. Some pests require genetic testing to determine the #PestID . It was our lucky day when we found this smelly bug!

#TaxonomistAppreciationDay

Somebody has their green on! ☘️ This Stink Bug is one of the types of bugs that CBP intercepts and #APHIStaxonomy identifies daily. Some pests require genetic testing to determine the #PestID . It was our lucky day when we found this smelly bug! #TaxonomistAppreciationDay