Scientists create artificial pheromone to stop moths ruining clothes
by Press Association from on (#1ADVM)
Artificially-created scent sexually confuses female moths, subsequently stopping them breeding and laying fabric damaging eggs in clothes
Scientists have found a way to force moths out of the wardrobe: by making them sexually confused.
The trick is to lure male moths and cover them in a pheromone "perfume". The scent delivers a message that says: "I am female". When female moths get a whiff of the pheromone they lose interest in breeding.
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