<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><div class="gmail_default">Dear Members of the Entomology Department,</div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><font size="4">I am writing to ask for assistance with collecting live adult <span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;border-bottom:0px rgb(0,29,53)">fig beetles,</span><span style="background-color:transparent"> </span></font><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;border-bottom:0px rgb(0,29,53)"><font size="4"><i>Cotinus mutabilis</i>, for use in student-oriented research over the summer. These beetles have started flying and crashing into things!</font></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;border-bottom:0px rgb(0,29,53)"><font size="4"><br></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;border-bottom:0px rgb(0,29,53)"><img src="cid:ii_mr6zseq00" alt="image.png" width="373" height="472" class="gmail-CToWUd gmail-a6T" tabindex="0" style="cursor: pointer; outline: 0px;"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;border-bottom:0px rgb(0,29,53)"><font size="4"><br></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;border-bottom:0px rgb(0,29,53)"><font size="4"><br></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;border-bottom:0px rgb(0,29,53)"><font size="4">The project will need about 20 - 30 beetles to complete - so far, I have caught just one, which flew into a window and stunned itself. </font></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;border-bottom:0px rgb(0,29,53)"><font size="4"><br></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;border-bottom:0px rgb(0,29,53)"><font size="4">I have not been able to run down flying adults with a net, they seem to speed up when they realize they are being chased!</font></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;border-bottom:0px rgb(0,29,53)"><font size="4"><br></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;border-bottom:0px rgb(0,29,53)"><font size="4">I have been unable to locate fruit trees with rotting/fermenting fruit to hand collect beetles despite knowing the location of a really good fruit ladened fig tree.</font></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;border-bottom:0px rgb(0,29,53)"><font size="4"><br></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;border-bottom:0px rgb(0,29,53)"><font size="4">If you catch beetles, they can be kept alive in a sealed ventilated container and fed super ripe banana!</font></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;border-bottom:0px rgb(0,29,53)"><font size="4"><br></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;border-bottom:0px rgb(0,29,53)"><font size="4">If you manage to catch some, please let me know (Mark Hoddle <a href="mailto:mark.hoddle@ucr.edu" target="_blank">mark.hoddle@ucr.edu</a>   cell = 1-951-675-1148) and I'll collect them from you.</font></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;border-bottom:0px rgb(0,29,53)"><font size="4"><br></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;border-bottom:0px rgb(0,29,53)"><font size="4">Thank you in advance for any assistance you can provide.</font></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;border-bottom:0px rgb(0,29,53)"><font size="4"><br></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;border-bottom:0px rgb(0,29,53)"><font size="4"><br></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;border-bottom:0px rgb(0,29,53)"><font size="4">Best,</font></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;border-bottom:0px rgb(0,29,53)"><font size="4"><br></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;border-bottom:0px rgb(0,29,53)"><font size="4"><br></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;border-bottom:0px rgb(0,29,53)"><font size="4">Mark</font></span></div></div></div>