Ozone overdose confuses pollinators
Tuesday, April 9, 2013 - 17:30
in Mathematics & Economics
By Larry O'HanlonDiscovery NewsOzone isn't just bad for your lungs, it also gets in the way of insects finding their favorite food, say researchers. Ozone, because it reacts readily with aromatic compounds put out by plants, interferes with the come-hither call of the plants to insects.“The insects need a threshold amount of gas released by the flower,” said Jose Fuentes of Penn State University. ...