Thursday, April 14, 2016

What’s That Smell?

If you search the news all you find are articles on North Carolina and state legislatures trying to pass hate legislation. So on the lighter side…
'Perfume' that turns moths 'transgender' used to curtail pest populations
Transgender moths are the latest weapon in the war to save our woollies.BT.com
14 April 2016,

Transgender moths are the latest weapon in the war to save our woollies.

Scientists have found a way to force the fabric-munching pests out of the closet by making them sexually confused.

The trick is to lure male moths and cover them in a pheromone "perfume".
The scent signal delivers a message that says: "I am female".

When female moths get a whiff of the pheromone they lose interest in breeding.

As a result they fail to lay eggs which would under normal circumstances hatch out into hungry larvae.

In scientific trials, the "gender reassignment" treatment - called Moth Population Control Assist - disrupted the life cycle of clothes moths enough to reduce their populations by 90%.
I use chemical warfare to control moths in my house, but what I use is the opposite of this “perfume” what I use is a sex lure that attracts the horny male moths.

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