Plant BiologybioRxiv
Bait, not reward: CO2-enriched Nepenthes pitchers secrete toxic nectar
C. C. Lathika, G. B. Sujatha, G. Thomas…·S. Baby
This study shows that Nepenthes extrafloral nectar is a toxic bait, not a reward, containing acetylcholinesterase inhibitors that impair arthropod neuronal activity.
DOI 10.1111/plb.70033