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pheromones, any of a variety of substances, secreted by many animal species, that alter the behavior of individuals of the same species. Sex attractant pheromones, secreted by a male or female to attract the opposite sex, are widespread among insects. The pheromones produced by males include a substance produced by cockroaches that attracts females and orients them in the correct mating positions and a substance elaborated by the desert locust that accelerates sexual maturation in adults of both sexes. Male-attracting pheromones have been discovered in the females of many species of beetles, bees, and moths. The polyphemus moth will not mate unless red oak leaves are present; it has been found that the leaves give off a volatile aldehyde that stimulates the female to release a male-attracting pheromone. Attempts are being made to use pheromones in insect control, e.g., as bait to attract males to field traps or, in very high concentrations, to disorient insects and prevent mating.
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No references found | [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ditching pheromones makes both male and female fruit flies supersexy to males, even of other species, neurogeneticist Joel Levine of the University of Toronto Mississauga and his colleagues report in the October 15 Nature. Pheromones are airborne chemicals which are emitted by humans and animals to attract the opposite sex or even the same sex for that matter if you are a gay or lesbian It is now known that pheromones are detected through the Vemeronasal Organ (VNO) in the nose Pheromones are airborne chemicals which are emitted by humans and animals to attract the opposite sex or even the same sex for that matter if you are a gay or lesbian. Byline: ANI London, Oct 15 (ANI): Absence of certain pheromones turn fruit flies into sexy Marilyn Monroes, irresistible to males not only from its own but other species as well, reveals a new study. |
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