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Stink bug aldehydes inhibit bacterial colonization of mealworm beetles. Tenebrio molitor beetles were coated in OCT+DEC and the number of viable surface microbes was determined. Treatment with stink bug aldehydes showed significant inhibition of bacterial colonization on the exoskeleton mealworm beetles vs. DMSO control. Individual data points are plotted with mean ± SD. A representative of duplicate experiments is shown. Data were analyzed using a student’s t-test, ***P<0.001.
