June 3, 2013

Female moths use olfactory signals to choose the best egg-laying sites

Small changes in the composition of green leaf volatiles induced by herbivory guide ovipositing female moths to unattacked plants (eLIFE, May 2013) more »

 


May 17, 2013

Asian lady beetles use biological weapons against their European relatives

Invasive species from Eastern Asia uses microsporidia in order to out-compete native lady beetles (SCIENCE, May 2013) more »

 


April 17, 2013

Biosynthesis: Metal matters

Nature Chemical Biology News reports on the article by Frick et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, February 2013, on the enzymatic regulation of a prenyl synthase in leaf beetle larvae more »


March 21, 2013

How Carnivorous Plants Capture Prey

SCIENCEshot: A complex chemical system is involved when sundew leaves curl up to digest a catch
(Proc. Royal Soc. B, March 2013) more »