Scientists studied this phenomenon in larvae of the cockchafer (Melolontha melolontha) and their food plant dandelion (Taraxacum officinale). Plants are not entirely at the mercy of their ...

DURING a study of the amino-acids of the hæmolymph of insects, a substance was isolated from the blood of Melolontha vulgaris which turned out to be asparagine. This finding may be of interest ...