http://www.houseofduck.com Thu, 18 Aug 2011 04:40:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.houseofduck.com/2010/03/08/what-should-goldenrod-do-to-avoid-an-insect-attack-duck/ http://www.houseofduck.com/2010/03/08/what-should-goldenrod-do-to-avoid-an-insect-attack-duck/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:28:43 +0000 http://www.houseofduck.com/2010/03/08/what-should-goldenrod-do-to-avoid-an-insect-attack-duck/ What should goldenrod do to avoid an insect attack? Duck
A field of golden-flowered stems swaying in an autumn breeze may evoke a peaceful scene. But this tranquility belies serious battles between natural enemies that took place in the spring. In particular, young goldenrod stems are subjected to attack by several species of insects that lay eggs in their apical-leaf buds, inducing growths called galls that can reduce or even completely prevent …

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