Bombykol Bombykol Bombykol is a pheromone released by the female silkworm moth to attract mates. It is also the sex pheromone in the wild silk moth ("Bombyx mandarina"). Discovered by Adolf Butenandt in 1959, it was the first pheromone to be characterized chemically. Minute quantities of this pheromone can be used per acre of land to confuse male insects about the location of their female partners. It can thus serve as a lure in traps to remove insects effectively without spraying crops with large amounts of pesticides. Butenandt named the substance after the moth's Latin name "Bombyx mori." "In vivo" it
Mori, Hokkaido schools: Mori Middle School and Sawara Middle School. The town is home to six elementary schools. There are several empty elementary school buildings due to the declining population of Mori Machi. The most recent closings being Ishikura elementary school in 2017 and Akaigawa elementary school in 2011. The town of Mori is served by four post offices. The main post office is in the Miyukichō district, in close proximity to the Mori Town Hall. Keizō Kajiya (b. 1956), a graduate of Ashikaga Institute of Technology and mayor of the former town of Sawara, was elected mayor of Mori on October