Tobacco budworm moth males gather a sweet-smelling chemical from flowers and release it from hairy appendages when they are near females to make themselves more attractive
A male tobacco budworm moth uses an appendage called a hair pencil to fan perfume towards a femaleMale tobacco budworm moths collect perfume from flowers and emit it while they are courting females to make themselves more attractive.
at North Carolina State University and his colleagues discovered that the males of tobacco budworm moths – a major agricultural pest – collect a plant scent called methyl salicylate and use it to increase their mating success.Methyl salicylate is found in the flower nectar of many different plants and has a sweet, minty odour that attracts a variety of insects.
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