Scientists create artificial pheromone to stop moths ruining clothes

Artificially-created scent sexually confuses female moths, subsequently stopping them breeding and laying fabric damaging eggs in clothesScientists 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. Continue reading...