They way in which male gypsy moths behave to mate with female gypsy moths is helping researchers create more effective drones, according to a Business Standard report. The electronic devices, which are designed to find the source of pollutants, mimic the insects’ ability to hook up. University of California – Riverside researchers knew that “male moths locate females by navigating along the latter’s pheromone plume, often flying hundreds of meters to do so,” the article says. To mate, the male gypsy moths detect the plume and follow the odor, a strategy suitable for stench-seeking drones. You can see the results of the study in the journal Integrative and Comparative Biology.
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