Caterpillar-induced rice volatiles provide enemy-free space for the offspring of the brown planthopper

Plants typically release large quantities of volatiles in response to herbivory by insects. This benefits the plants by, for instance, attracting the natural enemies of the herbivores. We show that the brown planthopper (BPH) has cleverly turned this around by exploiting herbivore-induced plant vola...

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Main Authors: Xiaoyun Hu, Shuangli Su, Qingsong Liu, Yaoyu Jiao, Yufa Peng, Yunhe Li, Ted CJ Turlings
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2020-08-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/55421