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Oak trees figured out how to starve caterpillars by delaying their leaves just three days — and it works every spring
In late April, across the oak forests of northern Bavaria, millions of spongy moth caterpillars hatch from egg masses glued ...
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Oak trees use delaying tactics to thwart hungry caterpillars
An infestation of caterpillars can make an oak tree postpone when it opens its leaves next year by three days, wrong-footing ...
A new study shows that oak trees attacked by caterpillars can delay their spring leaf emergence by about three days, disrupting the insects’ feeding cycle. This shift cut future leaf damage by over ...
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