A diffuser which “smells like fear” could help keep pests off garden plants, according to a new study. The special odor is made up of compounds produced by ladybugs, a natural predator of plant-eating insects which ravage gardens and crops. Pests which catch a whiff of the stuff will change their behavior, thinking predators are […]
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A diffuser which “smells like fear” could help keep pests off garden plants, according to a new study. The special odor is made up of compounds produced by ladybugs, a natural predator of plant-eating insects which ravage gardens and crops. Pests which catch a whiff of the stuff will change their behavior, thinking predators are
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