News tagged with insect attack
Biochemistry of how plants resist insect attack determined
Many plants, including crops, release volatiles in response to insect attack. The chemical compounds can be a defense or can be an aromatic call for help to attract enemies of the attacking insect. Researchers from Virginia ...
Nov 15, 2010 |
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Climate change causing massive movement of tree species across the West
A huge "migration" of trees has begun across much of the West due to global warming, insect attack, diseases and fire, and many tree species are projected to decline or die out in regions where they have been present for ...
Nov 03, 2011 |
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Versatile compound examined in crops
Detergent-like compounds called saponins are best known for their cleansing properties, but U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists are studying these compounds' potential for helping protect plants from insect attack.
Aug 02, 2011 |
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Landscape-scale treatment promising for slowing beetle spread
Mountain pine beetles devastating lodgepole pine stands across the West might best be kept in check with aerial application of flakes containing a natural substance used in herbal teas that the insects release to avoid overcrowding ...
Feb 02, 2009 |
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