Tag Archives: Plant defence

Alternative on ants Plants do all they can do to prevent getting eaten. In this regard do the tropical tococa bush and ants work together. Tococa gives the ants a home and as thanks the ants keep the plant free of herbivorous insects and pathogens. But even without an ant colony are the tococa plantsContinue reading “Alternative on ants”

Decoy Pathogens, we rather not have them. But keeping them away or getting rid of them is not always that easy. Sometimes they take essential processes hostage. Processes which a plant can’t do without. This makes the ideal for pathogens to use them for their own growth. Still plants are not that easily to infect.Continue reading “Decoy”

How to help plants with their defence Aphids are one of the many insects that are a pest to plants. They eat by sucking up plant juices. In the process they can transfer plant pathogens. On top of that, they also reproduce supper quickly. Making them a real pest. One, farmers don’t like to haveContinue reading “How to help plants with their defence”