Nature's viny vampire: Discovering what drives parasitic Cuscuta campestris
The parasitic vine Cuscuta campestris grows by latching onto the stems and leaves of plants and inserting organs called ...
Triggering parasitic plant 'suicide' to help farmers
Parasitic weeds are ruthless freeloaders, stealing nutrients from crops and devastating harvests. But what if farmers could ...
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Can parasitic weeds be tricked into dying? Scientists think so
UC Riverside scientists discovered how to make parasitic weeds die early using plant hormones. This method could help farmers ...
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Researchers Find New Way To Fight Parasitic Weeds
Scientists at UC Riverside take unique path to weed control by triggering parasitic plant ‘suicide’ to help farmers.
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Special focus: How to manage plant-parasitic nematodes
According to Dr Milad Rashidifard, a senior lecturer in the Department of Zoology and Entomology at the University of the ...
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Ancient, Parasitic Wasp Used Its Rear End Like a Venus Flytrap to Catch Insects and Lay Its Eggs on Them, Study Suggests
An ancient wasp may have used an odd structure at its rear end to capture insects and lay its eggs on or inside of them, ...
Parasitic Wasp That Caught Prey in 'Venus Flytrap' Body Discovered in Amber
Paleontologists have discovered a disturbing new species of ancient wasp that restrained its prey using its Venus ...
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Parasitic wasp preserved in 99 million-year-old amber was ‘beyond imagination,’ scientists say
A newly identified parasitic wasp that buzzed and flew among dinosaurs 99 million years ago evolved a bizarre mechanism to ...