Plants 'cry wolf' to fool aphids

Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 12:21 in Biology & Nature

When aphids attack, plants don't just stand there and take it: They send out a chemical scream for help. And when that help arrives in the form of ladybugs or other aphid predators, the aphids ring their own chemical alarm bell and scatter. Aphid - Coccinellidae - Insect - Biology - Business

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