Can scientists make moths gay?
During the summer of 2007, England‘s population of brown-tailed moths was getting out of control, particularly in Spurn Point, a nature reserve in the Yorkshire area. Warm spring temperatures, combined with ample food sources, had allowed the moths to flourish. British scientists were worried. A female brown-tailed moth lays 200 to 300 eggs, and the moths and their caterpillars can decimate an area’s vegetation. The moth boom was also affecting local residents. Brown-tailed moth larvae have numerous little hairs that cause a person to develop an uncomfortable rash should the hairs come into contact with his skin. These hairs can also get into a person’s lungs and create breathing p
