Research explores how grape pests sniff out berries
Tuesday, December 10, 2019 - 13:40
in Biology & Nature
Female grape berry moths are the biggest insect threat to wine grapes in the eastern U.S. The moths lay their eggs on grapes and, once hatched, the larvae penetrate the skin, then eat and damage the fruit. But no one is quite sure how the moths home in on berries from the wider landscape.