WASHINGTON – Scientists have identified the “come hither” scent that female German cockroaches use to lure males, a discovery that may help control one of the world’s most troublesome and resistant ...
Many nocturnal animals including insects use a species-specific smell, that is sex a pheromone, to locate and attract potential mates. For example, female American cockroaches emit sex pheromones ...
In what promises to be a pest-control breakthrough, researchers have identified the pheromone that the female German cockroach uses to attract males when she's ready to mate. The scent may prove the ...