Eavesdropping on Herbivores: Using contact microphones to quantify Plant-Insect Interactions
Dev Mehrotra, Laurence Still, Vidit Agrawal, Kimberly Gibson, James D. Crall, Emily Bick
This paper uses contact microphones to detect and monitor insect herbivory on plants, showing they can identify insect species and quantify feeding activity in both lab and field settings.
bioRxiv · Sep 23, 2024 · PreprintEcology