Thrips show altered feeding behavior

Thursday, May 26, 2011 - 10:30 in Biology & Nature

(PhysOrg.com) -- Thrips — tiny insects that pierce and suck fluids from tomatoes, grapes, strawberries and hundreds of other plant species — show altered feeding behavior when they're infected with tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV), newly published research by University of California scientists reveals.

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