pheromone

This reduces her ability to lay eggs and also lowers her production of methyl oleate, a pheromone that normally signals to workers that she is healthy.

When the pioneer Spruce bark beetles find a suitable host tree they release pheromones - chemical signals to attract fellow beetles and establish a colony.

In the study, alcohol, and particularly methanol, increased the males' production and release of chemical sex signals, called pheromones, which made them more attractive to females.

Foraging for resources is an essential process for the daily life of an ant colony, and ants will self-organize using chemical pheromones.

The researchers also place moths in a wind tunnel and release sex pheromones to see if the excited bugs are able to locate the smell.