Specimen of Idea leuconoe resting on a person's arm. Rarely, butterfies land on people siking for their sweat, as it contains coveted minerals! This phenomenon is technically called 'lachryphagy'. Source: Wikimedia Commons Author: Peelden CC BY-SA 4.0

6️⃣ Idea leuconoe - This species is key on studying #chemical communication 👃🏻 in insects!

It is a well studied example of semiochemical systems, with both its intra- and interspecific compounds, #pheromones and #allelochemicals respectively, characterized chemically. 🧪 doi.org/10.1039/D2NP...

Sesquiterpene Lactones Isolated from Centaurea cineraria L. subsp. cineraria Inhibit the Radicle Growth of Broomrape Weeds The plant Centaurea cineraria L. subsp. cineraria has been investigated as a potential source of inhibitors of broomrape radicle growth. The latter are weeds that pose a threat to agriculture and for ...

Plants and their incredible 'chemical arsenal': #EnviXLab collaborated on this study on metabolites produced by the endemic velvet centaurea.

#parasiticweeds #phelipanche #allelochemicals #sesquiterpenelactones #sustainablecrop #centaureacineraria

❗Full paper here:
www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/13...