Invasive caterpillars can make aspen forests more toxic for native insects—ecologists explain how
And this type of ecological dynamic is likely not restricted to just aspen and silk moth caterpillars. Over 100 different ...
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Trees stripped by invasive caterpillars muster defenses that can harm native insects, research shows
that act as toxins to protect the trees from many insects." Because the spongy moth caterpillar ends its leaf-eating spree relatively early in the aspen tree's growing season, the defoliated trees ...