165: Silently Screaming Tomato

June 01, 2021 00:05:03
165: Silently Screaming Tomato
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165: Silently Screaming Tomato

Jun 01 2021 | 00:05:03

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Trace Kerr Amy Barton

Show Notes

In a pitched battle against the voracious tomato fruit worm, (aka. corn earworms or cotton bollworm) tomato plants have one sneaky defense…a wasp. It’s a slow plan, but it’s a plan that works.

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