Assertion: methyl salicylate | /r/ObjectUse | used as bait
Facets:
value: for attracting male orchid bees
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Methyl salicylate is also used as a bait for attracting male orchid bees for study, which apparently gather the chemical to synthesize pheromones, and to clear plant or animal tissue samples of color, and as such is useful for microscopy and immunohistochemistry when excess pigments obscure structures or block light in the tissue being examined.