Oak trees are delaying spring to starve caterpillars

ScienceDaily
May 5, 2026, 11:22 pm112 ptsTrending
Oak trees have a surprising trick to fight back against hungry caterpillars: they simply wait. When trees are heavily attacked one year, they delay leaf growth by just three days the next spring—long enough to leave newly hatched caterpillars with nothing to eat. This small shift slashes insect survival and…

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