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pheromone

[fer-uh-mohn] / ˈfɛr əˌmoʊn /


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The group used pheromone lures "which mimic the scent given off by the female moth to attract males" to look for it.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

"We suspect during the final construction stage the spider adds a pheromone that specifically lures worker ants and induces an aggressive attack, triggering the snare," said Professor Narendra.

From Science Daily Jun. 26, 2026

She travels round and touches the bees with her own pheromone.

From BBC Apr. 22, 2026

“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

"This keeps the whole group tight together. It's like Guardiola is the queen bee at Manchester City and has got the right pheromones going through his hive at the moment."

From BBC Apr. 22, 2026

It smears the ants’ pheromones, or cuticular hydrocarbons, on itself as a sort of mask.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 10, 2026

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

From BBC Aug. 30, 2025

The probability of their models was based on the dynamics of these pheromones.

From Science Daily Nov. 16, 2024

The stimuli that set them off at the outset, building collectively instead of shifting things about, may be pheromones released when they reach committee size.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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