pheromone

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"But in our experiments, virus-infected queens laid fewer eggs and produced less methyl oleate. That pheromone reduction seems to be the signal to workers that a queen is no longer fit to continue."

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2025

“You’re literally managing a pest by preventing it from being born in the first place,” said Haviland of both sterile insect technique and pheromone mating disruption.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2024

Some, such as pheromone composition, directly influence the insect’s preference for partners, ensuring H. elevatus mates mostly with members of its own species and only occasionally with its parent species.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 17, 2024

There are specific genes that cause female worker bees to be more receptive to this pheromone, and consequently to engage in retinue behavior.

From Salon • Oct. 17, 2023

Mr Malka's Spotta device is a small plastic box that contains a pheromone chemical designed to attract bedbugs.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2023