MANY persons, whether entomologists or not, must have noticed a rather slender, dark-coloured moth with feathery antennæ flying among bushes on the continent; and a much larger, stout-bodied ...

A new tool for researching neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's takes its inspiration from the antennae of the male silk moth (Image: University of Michigan) View 3 Images 1 / 3 ...

In search of the male silk moth pheromone. The pheromone of female silk moths, bombykol, was chemically characterized as early as 1959—the first insect pheromone ever.

A moth antenna can be integrated into the electronics of a drone to create a smell-seeking bio-hybrid – but it only detects the smell of a female moth ...

How a male moth can find a female—even at night, through fog, and as far as seven miles away—is a favorite puzzle of entomologists. The male moth flies unerringly downwind, which rules out ...

NAGANO, Japan >> Researchers in Japan have developed an odor-detecting drone that uses antennae taken from insects. The “insect drone” can autonomously find its way to the source of an odor.

Female Luna moths are easily identified by their smaller antennae. Because they release the pheromones, they do not need the heightened sensitivity that males require to detect these chemical signals.

North Carolina State University researchers have identified the specific blend of pheromone chemicals – including a newly revealed aphrodisiac – used by male moths during courtship as they ...

When female Luna moths are ready to mate, they perch in one spot and release pheromones. Males, with extremely sensitive antennae, can detect and follow a pheromone trail, according to the ...