Science news articles about 'cabbage looper'

... The authors believe that having a suite of genes capable of responding to dietary composition allows the cabbage looper to fine-tune its natural defenses. Freitak said, "Mounting an immune response is ...

JENA, Germany, May 12 (UPI) -- German scientists say they have discovered cabbage looper caterpillars are able to alter the expression of their genes in response to plant bacteria.