Substrate
Topic

insect-interactions

1 stories related to this topic, newest first.

Bean Plant Uses Leaf Receptor to Recruit Wasps Against Caterpillarsrecipegirl.com
science9 hrs ago

Bean Plant Uses Leaf Receptor to Recruit Wasps Against Caterpillars

A receptor in common bean plant leaves detects caterpillar damage and triggers release of a chemical signal. The signal attracts predatory wasps that feed on the caterpillars. The finding comes from a study published in Science Advances.

SC
1 source