Extended deadline and thank you from Beto...
Hi all! I am pleased to announce a few bits of good news: First, Experiment.com gave us a one-time 10-day extension for the campaign! Second, yesterday we raised over $1139 or ~20% of the proposed budget as people came to support with the former 24-hr deadline. It is amazing to see how quickly and generously people responded to my request for help. I appreciate all of your help so much and was very encouraged to see the increased pledges before the deadline. Some of you increased your pledge and some pledges came from brand new donors. Now with the extension, I am hopeful we can raise the rest of this! Beto sent me a video today expressing his appreciation, which I thought I would share with you. He also sent an image of the parasitoids collected during the February research trip (see vials below). In total, we collected 91 immature Lepidoptera on this expedition, 19 of which were parasitized (~20% parasitized). Keeping in mind that includes 91 plant-herbivore interactions as wells as 19 herbivore- parasitoid interactions. Please continue to spread the word about our campaign to your friends, family, and colleagues. And again, thank you so much for supporting science research!
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