Next Episode Sneak Peek: Sharpshooter Insects’ Sexy Vibrations Spell Trouble in the Vineyard (Patreon)
Published:
2020-05-15 16:37:08
Edited:
2020-05-19 04:01:01
Imported:
2024-07
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Sharpshooter insects are beautiful, but they transmit a devastating disease that kills grapevines. When it's time to mate, they shake their abdomens to make strange calls that sound like a clucking chicken, a howling monkey or a motorcycle revving up. Now scientists have found a way to use their songs against them.
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