释义 |
pheromonepher‧o‧mone /ˈferəməʊn $ -moʊn/ noun [countable usually plural] pheromoneOrigin: 1900-2000 Greek pherein ‘to carry’ + English -mone (as in hormone) - Do plants, then, also communicate by means of airborne pheromones or in some other, perhaps more subtle fashion, as well?
- Meanwhile, new subscribers began to flock, like moths scenting pheromones, to the Times.
- Pests are monitored with traps laced with attractive pheromones, to time limited chemical spraying with ultra-low volume equipment.
- When, for instance in Solenopsis, the food source is so large that many ants are needed, mass-acting pheromones are released.
a chemical that is produced by people’s and animals’ bodies and is thought to influence the behaviour of other people or animals |