Sweet-Smelling Locust Pheromone Could Be Key to Stopping Their Swarms
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Scientists have identified the pheromone responsible for turning individual locusts into the swarming variety. They also found a way to “turn off” locusts’ ability to respond to this pheromone, in a breakthrough that could lead to new control strategies for preventing the spread of these voracious and extremely…
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