Beetle Believed to Be Extinct Rediscovered by UofM Researchers
December 09, 2025
December 09, 2025
MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Dec. 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Memphis issued the following news:
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Beetle Believed to be Extinct Rediscovered by UofM Researchers
University of Memphis Professor Dr. Duane McKenna and PhD candidate Michael Charles have announced the rediscovery of the greater chestnut weevil, a species of beetle that was believed to have gone extinct with the near extinction of the American chestnut tree due to introduced plant pathogens in th . . .
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Beetle Believed to be Extinct Rediscovered by UofM Researchers
University of Memphis Professor Dr. Duane McKenna and PhD candidate Michael Charles have announced the rediscovery of the greater chestnut weevil, a species of beetle that was believed to have gone extinct with the near extinction of the American chestnut tree due to introduced plant pathogens in th . . .