TWiP 55: A ladybird's weapon
Jun 15, 2013•1 hr 14 min
Episode description
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Vincent and Dickson reveal how invasive harlequin ladybirds use biological weapons against their competitors.
Links for this episode:- Invasive Harlequin Ladybirds' biological weapon (Science)
- Immunity an invasive success (Science)
- Invading ladybugs carry bioweapons (C&EN)
- Ladybird Ladybird (Wikipedia)
- G. Evelyn Hutchinson (Wikipedia)
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