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Conifer-killing bark beetles locate fungal symbionts by detecting volatile fungal metabolites of host tree resin monoterpenes

https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3001887

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Conifer-killing bark beetles locate fungal symbionts by detecting volatile fungal metabolites of host tree resin monoterpenes

Outbreaks of the Eurasian spruce bark beetle have decimated millions of hectares of conifer forests in Europe in recent years.
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