Sentence examples for avoided plants from inspiring English sources

In feeding trials, elephants avoided plants with ants and did not distinguish between a myrmecophyte (the whistling-thorn tree [Acacia drepanolobium]) from which ants had been removed and a highly palatable, nonmyrmecophytic congener.

On the contrary, beetles avoided plants that emitted the highest amounts of volatiles.

This would reduce peak demand by about 10GW, equivalent to more than 100 "peaking" power plants of 75MW each, and save several billion pounds in avoided plant costs.

The moves contrast with those of other automakers that have either avoided plant closings altogether, or scheduled shutdowns for several years from now.

"The Housing Authority wanted us to avoid plants that attract rats," he said.

Leaves may be curled somewhat, but avoid plants with leaves that look closed up, or that have brown splotches.

Some laboratory studies are showing that insects avoid plants with high metal concentrations, and that pattern may explain how the metal-accumulating trait evolved in the first place.

Poison Ivy changes colors with the seasons too, avoid plants with clusters of three pointed leaflets.

Pay attention to what kinds of plants draw his attention, then avoid plants like that in the future.

Avoiding plants with these qualities might cause you to miss out on a plant that's actually edible, but it's much better to play it safe.

Especially if you live in an urban or high-traffic area, avoid plants growing immediately next to roadsides, or anything with a sticky blackish residue.