Why Silkworms Find Mulberries Attractive
Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 00:22
in Physics & Chemistry
Biologists have found the source of silkworms' attraction to mulberry leaves, their primary food source. A jasmine-scented chemical emitted in small quantities by the leaves triggers a single, highly tuned olfactory receptor in the silkworms' antennae, they show.