The second installment of Chatt About Science, this city's Science Cafe series, is coming up Dec 8 at the Chattanooga Brewing Company. The events are informal, fun discussions with local scientists. Listen to an interview with organizer Sarah Webb and presenter Dr. Manuel Santiago.
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Join us at for the second meeting of Chattanooga's Science Cafe for a presentation by UTC chemistry professor Dr. Manuel Santiago followed by a discussion:
Some predatory ladybird beetles have become a nuisance to agricultural and residential areas across the United States in the last several years. Many of the invasive species were originally brought to the United States to help control the populations of aphids. It is now necessary to provide an understanding the defensive chemical profiles and the dynamics of the chemical production throughout the life stage in predatory ladybird beetles.