Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Insect Pheromones Used As Insecticides

http://www.beyonddiscovery.org/content/view.article.asp?a=2702

Throughout the semester we have learned about the importance of pheromones in insects. Two weeks ago we learned about how the queen bee secretes pheromones to prevent her workers from laying eggs. This article is about how entomologists and chemists have learned to harness pheromones and use them as a form of pest control.


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