Plant defend themselves against caterpillar herbivory by producing a chemical called precocene which destroy the corpora allat. A) how would this chemical affect the development of insect.  B) why would this be an effective defence mechanism for plant. C) would precoene be an effective chemical defence by plant if it was the adult stage insect and not the larva stage that fed on plant?

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Plant defend themselves against caterpillar herbivory by producing a chemical called precocene which destroy the corpora allat.

A) how would this chemical affect the development of insect. 

B) why would this be an effective defence mechanism for plant.

C) would precoene be an effective chemical defence by plant if it was the adult stage insect and not the larva stage that fed on plant?

 

 

 

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