Beetles Team with Fungi to Eat Trees - Jonathan Gershenzon

Mushroom Revival Podcast - En podcast af Alex Dorr

Bark beetles have decimated millions of hectares of conifer forests in Europe in recent years and are attracted to trees that have a certain partner fungi already eating the tree. When the certain fungi starts metabolizing the spruce resin compounds they release pheromones to attract the beetle which starts their symbiotic relationship. We sit down with Jonathan Gershenzon to talk about his research and how we can use these new findings to protect millions of hectares of trees. Sign up for ...

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