Sexpheromone
Sexpheromone is an informal or commercial term sometimes used to refer to chemical signals—commonly called sex pheromones—that influence sexual behavior or reproductive physiology in animals. The word is not a standard term in scientific literature but may appear in popular writing, product marketing, or informal discussion to denote compounds that affect attraction, mating readiness, or reproductive synchrony.
Sex pheromones are well documented in many invertebrates and vertebrates. In insects, single compounds such as
Applied uses of sex pheromones include pest control (mating disruption and monitoring) and niche commercial products