Using Poison-Frog Compounds to Control Fire Ants

Wednesday, December 3, 2014 - 08:30 in Biology & Nature

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and their collaborators have found that naturally occurring compounds—alkaloids—that are found on the skin of certain poison frogs can incapacitate and kill fire ants. […]

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