About the Authors

Nicole Y. Burkhardt

Affiliation Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, United States of America

Gerald D. Baldridge

Affiliation Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, United States of America

Phillip C. Williamson

Affiliation Department of Forensic and Investigative Genetics, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas, United States of Ameirca

Peggy M. Billingsley

Affiliation Department of Forensic and Investigative Genetics, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas, United States of Ameirca

Chan C. Heu

Affiliation Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, United States of America

Roderick F. Felsheim

Affiliation Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, United States of America

Timothy J. Kurtti

Affiliation Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, United States of America

Ulrike G. Munderloh

munde001@umn.edu

Affiliation Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: NB GB PW TK. Performed the experiments: NB GB CH TK PB. Analyzed the data: NB GB RF CH PW TK UM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RF. Wrote the paper: NB GB TK UM.