Why plants grow towards the light. 1  Botany: A Stem's 'Sense of Self' Contributes to Shape. 2  Scientists Discover C4 Photosynthesis Boosts Growth by Altering Size, Structure of Plant Leaves, Roots. 3  Cellulose Goes Off the Rails: Without Microtubule Guidance, Cellulose Causes Changes in Organ Patterns During Growth.
Tasting hairs on the legs of a roach can not only help it determine a food source, but help it avoid pesticides as well. Glycocides -- poison baits mixed with glucose -- were traditionally used to dose the sweet-loving cockroach with lethal toxins.
Ways to reduce the conditions that harbor and attract the wood roach: 1  Remove leaf clutter near structure. 2  Remove brush piles from structure. 3  Remove old logs and stumps.  Move wood piles 25 feet away from 1  structure. Seal gaps around doors and windows.  Repair foundation 1  cracks. Repair moisture-damaged wood inside and outside structure.