How planthoppers got their wings
Durham NC (SPX) Mar 23, 2015 - Each year, rice in Asia faces a big threat from a sesame seed-sized insect called the brown planthopper. Now, a study reveals the molecular switch that enables some planthoppers to develop short wings and others long - a major factor in their ability to invade new rice fields. Lodged in the stalks of rice plants, planthoppers use their sucking mouthparts to siphon sap. Eventually the plant ... more
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