Ivan Hiltpold

Ivan Hiltpold

Mar 29, 2018

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How to make an imitation caterpillar?!

In just four steps, you can make this cutting-edge scientific instrument at home...

  1. Take a bit of Play-Doh and form a scare.

  2. Roll this cub out to form a cylinder.

  3. Bend that cylinder in the shape of a caterpillar.

  4. Use a pin to make the head capsule.

Here it is, simple device but this will allow us to assess the diversity of birds using chemical volatiles typically emitted form plant after insect herbivory.


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About This Project

We all know that birds have a great vision, right?

But what if they could also smell?!

We demonstrated that foraging birds exploit volatiles emitted from crop plants damaged by insects. This knowledge opens new avenues in using birds in sustainable insect pest management.

We are expanding this project to determine which bird species respond to these cues agricultural, forest and wetland environments.

Blast off!

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