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Similar but Different: These Are NOT Joro Spiders
Mini Joro spider? Nope! This is a native orchard spider from NC (Tetragnathidae: Leucauge argyrobapta). Photo: Matt Bertone Media outlets …
Job Description As the director and diagnostic entomologist with the NCSU Plant Disease and Insect Clinic, Matt Bertone focuses on tools and techniques for the identification of arthropods, especially insects. Identification services are vital for addressing client pest management issues, monitoring for invasive and emerging pest taxa, and providing accurate diagnoses and nomenclature for species involved in scientific research. In addition to these services, Matt provides training for state extension personnel to recognize a wide variety of arthropods, publishes new records and biological information on local arthropods, and augments the NCSU Insect Museum’s specimen holdings through the collection and curation of arthropods, among other activities.
Mini Joro spider? Nope! This is a native orchard spider from NC (Tetragnathidae: Leucauge argyrobapta). Photo: Matt Bertone Media outlets …
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