While eating, these tiny worms release chemicals to lure their next meal
Swiss scientists found that rootworms were attracted to soil containing predatory nematodes
MEAL PLAN Nematode juveniles (arrows) infect and kill many soil insects, like this western corn rootworm. As the nematodes feed and reproduce in a rootworm, they release smells that attract new prey for hungry young.
Christelle Robert, University of Bern
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