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Post by Laura_in_FL on Jul 11, 2014 14:57:19 GMT -5
I happened on this article today: www.digitaljournal.com/science/study-plants-react-defensively-to-being-eaten/article/388471It seems that plants can "hear" or at least sense specific patterns of vibration caused by feeding caterpillars. In the experiment, some plants were exposed to recordings of the sounds of caterpillar feeding and a control group was left in silence. Later, when both groups of plants were exposed to actual caterpillar feeding, the plants that had "listened" to caterpillar feeding produced more defensive chemicals than the control group. _____ I know we've seen articles before about plants warning their neighbors about pests, via chemical signals. But I think this is the first article I've seen that explains how plants know they are under attack. Maybe someday we can buy recordings of caterpillar munching to play for our plants instead of spraying pesticides?
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Post by spacecase0 on Jul 11, 2014 18:40:50 GMT -5
would that be like playing screams out into a city to reduce crime ?
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Post by elliemater on Jul 12, 2014 12:01:39 GMT -5
I would react defensively if something were gnawing on me too. Seems perfectly logical to me.
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