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Symbionts protect aphids from parasitic wasps by attenuating herbivore-induced plant volatiles

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Frago E., Mala M., Weldegergis B.T., Yang C., McLean A., Godfray A.C.J., Gols R., Dicke M.
2017

Plants respond to insect attack by releasing blends of volatile chemicals that attract their herbivores' specific natural enemies, while insect herbivores may carry endosymbiotic microorganisms that directly improve herbivore survival after natural enemy attack. Here we demonstrate that the two phenomena can be linked. Plants fed upon by pea aphids release volatiles that attract parasitic wasps, ...

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