July 1, 2019
The chemical language of plants depends on context
Environmental conditions and the genetic makeup of individual plants influence the response of insects to the plant volatile organic compound linalool (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, July 2019) more »
July 1, 2019
Scientists alarmed by bark beetle boom
Researchers are urging to step up research into bark beetles – also in view of climate change (Trends in Ecology and Evolution, June 2019) more »
June 25, 2019
How pitcher plants attract and digest their prey
Spring traps, sticky mucilage, pitfalls - carnivorous plants have come up with unusual techniques to derive additional nutrients. Axel Mithöfer and his group study pitcher plants from Southeast Asia (MaxPlanckForschung 2/2019) more »
June 11, 2019
Beewolves use a gas to preserve food
European beewolf eggs produce nitric oxide which prevents the larvae’s food from getting moldy (eLife, June 2019) more »