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LinkedInPosts Tagged: Pennsylvania State University
Jessica Kansman: 'To Be an Aphid in a Cruel World'
Lady beetles, aka ladybugs, gobble up aphids like kids gobble up popcorn and we all cheer loudly. Take that, you aphids! That'll teach you to suck the lifeblood out of my plants! "Aphids are small, soft-bodied insects with long slender mouthparts that they use to pierce stems,...
A winged aphid, photo courtesy of Jessica Kansman, Pennsylvania State University.
An aphid rides the back of a lady beetle. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Gary Felton Seminar: How Plants Turn on Their Anti-Herbivore Defenses
How do plants defend themselves from herbivores and turn on their defenses? Professor Gary Felton, head of the Department of Entomology, Pennsylvania State University, will speak on "Herbivore-Associated Microbes Mediate the Intersection of Herbivore and Plant Immunity" at the UC Davis...
The adult moth, Helicoverpa zea. (Photo courtesy of Wikipedia)
