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A Murray State University biology professor is asking for the public to help her map the locations of a new insect species she discovered.
Laura Sullivan-Beckers discovered the new species of treehopper while planting flowers
And now she’s using the crowdsourcing website
iNaturalist.org to determine how widely dispersed the insect is. The site allows people to upload images of wildlife that can be reviewed by other users and naturalists.
She says the website will help her gather information from across the country.
“I don’t have the resources and the time to travel all across the U.S. looking for them. But there are other people who could easily, if you see a mulberry tree, flip over the leaf and see if you can find one,” Sullivan-Beckers said.