Sentence examples for attracts moths from inspiring English sources

The team also studied the morning-opening flowers themselves and found that they were more likely to be attractive to hummingbirds: they emitted less of a chemical that attracts moths; they had less sugar in the nectar, which is the way hummingbirds prefer it; and they were more tube-shaped, making them friendly to a hummingbird's long, thin beak.

And it attracts moths.

A third thinks that it is a pretty woman, rather than cloth or fur, that really attracts moths.

You can make your own moth traps with flypaper and fish oil, which attracts moths.

These are a delight to children after dark when they can walk out and see a little glow that attracts moths - and faeries!

They smell divine, and so attract moths.

On the other hand, the night-opening flowers use scent to attract moths.

So many collectors lit lamps to attract moths that there were complaints that the Fens resembled a city street.

For instance, plants with large white petals, like the moonflower Ipomoea alba, are well adapted to attract moths for pollination, Ms. Sifton said.

Cleanliness is the first — and best — line of defense, said Cheryl Ann Farr, a professor of textiles and clothing at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Okla., because dirty clothes are often what attract moths in the first place.

There were also butterfly farms and dealers, trading in specimens and equipment, ranging from muslin nets shaped like kites to special black-enamel pins and "secret" proprietary mixtures for attracting moths.