Erythritol, a Non-Nutritive Sugar Alcohol Sweetener and the Main Component of Truvia®, Is a Palatable Ingested Insecticide

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Kaitlin M. Baudier,

Affiliations Department of Biology Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Simon D. Kaschock-Marenda,

Affiliation Department of Biology Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Nirali Patel,

Affiliation Department of Biology Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Katherine L. Diangelus,

Affiliation Department of Biology Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Sean O'Donnell ,

* E-mail: Daniel.Marenda@drexel.edu (DRM); so356@drexel.edu (SO)

¶SO and DRM are co-senior authors.

Affiliations Department of Biology Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Daniel R. Marenda

* E-mail: Daniel.Marenda@drexel.edu (DRM); so356@drexel.edu (SO)

¶SO and DRM are co-senior authors.

Affiliations Department of Biology Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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