Before revision: Mechanism In many insect species of interest to agriculture, such as those in the order Lepidoptera, females emit an airborne trail of a specific chemical blend constituting that species' sex pheromone.
After revision: HistoryLa confusion sexuelle or mating disruption, was first discussed at the Institut national de la recherche agronomique in 1974 in Bordeaux, France...Winemakers in France, Switzerland, Spain, Germany, and Italy were the first to use the method to treat vines against the larvae of the moth genus Cochylis..Mechanism In many insect species of interest to agriculture, such as those in the order Lepidoptera, females emit an airborne trail of a specific chemical blend constituting that species' sex pheromone.