Food is critical for larvae development, so a good insect should lay her eggs away from other competition for food. That's why scientists were surprised that female hawkmoths chose plants hosting competitors when laying eggs.
Read the post: <a href="https://www.botany.one/2022/01/hawkmoths-prefer-for-the-young-to-eat-with-the-competition/">https://www.botany.one/2022/01/hawkmoths-prefer-for-the-young-to-eat-with-the-competition/</a>
Original research at: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.12.021">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.12.021</a>

Food is critical for larvae development, so a good insect should lay her eggs away from other competition for food. That's why scientists were surprised that female hawkmoths chose plants hosting competitors when laying eggs. Read the post: https://www.botany.one/2022/01/hawkmoths-prefer-for-the-young-to-eat-with-the-competition/ Original research at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.12.021

Food is critical for larvae development, so a good insect should lay her eggs away from other competition for food. That's why scientists were surprised that female hawkmoths chose plants hosting competitors when laying eggs.
Read the post: <a href="https://www.botany.one/2022/01/hawkmoths-prefer-for-the-young-to-eat-with-the-competition/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.botany.one/2022/01/hawkmoths-prefer-for-the-young-to-eat-with-the-competition/</a>
Original research at: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.12.021" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.12.021</a>

Hawkmoths prefer for the young to eat with the competition

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