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
Mark Mori Mark Mori Mark Mori is an American documentary filmmaker, television producer and screenwriter of documentary and reality television series and specials. He produced and directed, "Bettie Page Reveals All", the authorized documentary film on life of pin-up model, Bettie Page, released in 2012. Previously, Mori produced and directed "Building Bombs", Academy Award nominee for Best Feature Documentary for 1990 (DVD release by Docurama/New Video in 2005), Executive Produced, "", documentary short Academy Award nominee for 1993; received an Emmy Award for the television documentary special, "Kent State, the Day the War Came" Home for 2000; co-produced "The Fire This Time",