⭐️ It is with immense pleasure that we share with you the published #Sitophilus oryzae #genome paper in @BMCBiologydoi.org/10.1186/s12915… 1/n
S. oryzae is a #coleopteran capable of destroying entire cereal crops posing a significant threat to the food security of many developing countries. The female #weevil lays ~300 eggs during its lifetime. They develop within the cereal grain until a ~3 day old adult emerges 2/n