Squash bugs are attracted to and eat each other's poop to stock their microbiome

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Jun 28, 2023, 3:00 pm166 pts
Squash bugs, a common and difficult-to-control agricultural pest, need healthy bacteria in their gut to grow and stay alive. However, they do not acquire any bacteria from their parents when they are first born, leaving them vulnerable until their microbiome can be stocked. Researchers report in the journal…

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