Parasitoid larvae in caterpillars affect behaviour of moths

(PhysOrg.com) -- Parasitoid larvae that feed within caterpillars that eat cabbage plants influence the plant via the caterpillar, making the cabbage plant an unattractive prospect for moths looking for a spot to lay their eggs. Together with French colleagues, researchers from the Entomology Laboratory at Wageningen University, part of Wageningen UR, will be publishing their discovery this week in PNAS.

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