This Insect Has Plant DNA in Its Genome
Whiteflies have a gene only found in plants that appears to allow the tiny insects to withstand plants' chemical defenses
Always looking for interesting plants for pollinators and food! Bonus points for highly, and pleasantly scented plants.
"Si hortum in bibliotheca habes, nihil deerit." [“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”] -- Marcus Tullius Cicero in Ad Familiares IX, 4, to Varro. 46 BCE
interesting to read.
