- Not only do catnip and silver vine hold a special place in felines’ hearts, research finds the intoxicating chemicals in these plants also protect cats from mosquito bites. The characteristic response of domestic cats to plant iridoids allows them to gain chemical defense against mosquitoes. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abd9135?utm_campaign=SciMag&utm_source=Social&utm_medium=Twitter 12 comments science
Linking pages
- How Cats Make the Most of Their Catnip High - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/14/science/cats-catnip-insects.html 23 comments
- Cat science: Study reveals link between a drug-like plant and survival https://www.inverse.com/science/cat-silver-vine-science 5 comments
- Your Cat Isn’t Just Getting High Off Catnip - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/20/science/catnip-mosquito-repellent.html 0 comments
- Domestic cat damage to plant leaves containing iridoids enhances chemical repellency to pests: iScience https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(22)00726-X?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS258900422200726X%3Fshowall%3Dtrue 0 comments