Mown Grass Smell Sends SOS for Help in Resisting Insect Attacks (IMAGE)

Texas A&M AgriLife Communications

Mown Grass Smell Sends SOS for Help in Resisting Insect Attacks

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The smell of cut grass in recent years has been identified as the plant's way of signalling distress, but new research says the aroma also summons beneficial insects to the rescue, according to Dr. Michael Kolomiets, Texas A&M AgriLife Research plant pathologist in College Station.

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(Texas A&M AgriLife Research photo by Kathleen Phillips)

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