Tomato hornworm caterpillar (IMAGE)

Penn State

Tomato hornworm caterpillar

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Researchers have discovered that tomato fruitworm caterpillars silence their food plants' cries for help as they devour their leaves.

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Nick Sloff, Penn State

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