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
Maru Maru Mori Mori! the record of the longest streak on the Oricon charts. The previous record set by the 2007 song "Gake no Ue no Ponyo", the theme song of the Studio Ghibli film "Ponyo", which remained on the charts for 11 consecutive weeks in 2008. "Gake no Ue no Ponyo" featured the then 8-year old actress Nozomi Ōhashi. The song "Maru Maru Mori Mori" received the Special Award at the 53rd Japan Record Awards. Maru Maru Mori Mori! On 4 April 2011, it was announced that the theme song of the Fuji Television television drama "Marumo no Okite" will be sung by