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Definition of Pheromone

1. Noun. A chemical substance secreted externally by some animals (especially insects) that influences the physiology or behavior of other animals of the same species.

Definition of Pheromone

1. Noun. (biology) A chemical secreted by an animal, especially an insect that affects the development or behavior of other members of the same species, functioning often as a means of attracting a member of the opposite sex. ¹

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Definition of Pheromone

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Pheromone

1. A volatile hormone or behaviour modifying agent. Normally used to describe sex attractants for example bombesin for the moth Bombyx, but includes volatile aggression stimulating agents (e.g. Isoamyl acetate in honey bees). This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Pheromone

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"pheromones and pheromone receptors of hybrids theoretically could be new, ... The preference of backcross females for the pheromone of the pure (back- ..."

2. IPM and Biological Control of Plant Pests: Field Crops: Bibliography January by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Blacklight-trap and pheromone-trap moth catches from 1983 to 1989 were plotted ... pheromone traps provided timely detection of moths in individual fields ..."

3. IPM (Integrated Pest Management) and Biological Control of Plant Pests by Jane P. Gates (1994)
"A1J6 Responses of laboratory-strain Mexican fruit flies, Anastrepha ludens, to combinations of fermenting fruit odor and male-produced pheromone in ..."

4. Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources: A Guide to (1993)
"The center also performs quality testing of materials (ie, traps, pheromone and pheromone dispensers), for use in the National Survey and Detection program, ..."

5. 57 Ways to Protect Your Home Environment (& Yourself) by Rick Weinzierl (1999)
"For homeowners and gardeners, pheromone-baited traps are particularly useful in ... If you use traps baited with an aggregation pheromone, you can reduce ..."

6. Management Guide for Low-Input Sustainable Apple Production by Lorraine P. Berkett (1994)
"Modeling is also used in conjunction with pheromone trapping. ... Accumulation is started when the first male moths are captured in the pheromone traps. ..."

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