scientists create artificial pheromone to stop moths ruining clothes /

Published at 2016-04-14 01:58:19

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Artificially-created scent sexually confuses female moths, subsequently stopping them breeding and laying fabric damaging eggs in clothesScientists have found a way to force moths out of the wardrobe: by making them sexually confused.
The trick is to lu
re male moths and cover them in a pheromone “perfume”. The scent delivers a message that says: “I am female”. When female moths salvage a whiff of the pheromone they lose interest in breeding. Continue reading...

Source: theguardian.com