ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Wendell L. Roelofs

So, Wendell L. Roelofs was a really smart scientist who studied bugs. He wanted to figure out how to stop certain bugs from eating our crops and ruining our gardens.

He found out that bugs have a special sense of smell called "pheromones" that they use to communicate with each other. So, he came up with a plan to make a fake pheromone that would confuse the bugs and stop them from eating our plants.

It worked really well! Farmers and gardeners were really happy because they didn't have to use as many pesticides to kill the bugs, which is good for the environment.

Thanks to Wendell L. Roelofs, we have a better way to protect our plants and keep bugs away without hurting the earth.