A scientist handles a plant in a lab where researchers said they had found evidence that plants and insects can interact through sound. — Photos: AMIR COHEN/Reuters
There is evidence that plants and insects interact through sound, researchers at Tel Aviv University said recently, opening a new frontier in the study of acoustic communication in nature.
The study, published in the journal eLife, suggests that female moths detect ultrasonic distress signals emitted by dehydrated tomato plants and use this information to decide where to lay their eggs.
