u/FantasticCrew3915

Looking for an SF novel (from the 70's or 80's) about humanity's interrelations with a race of intelligent wasps that communicate with pheromones. The plot centered around a man who discovered that he had been genetically engineered to be able to use pheromones to communicate with the wasps. One of the more memorable sections involved the man being recalled from his military posting, and during the voyage his emerging abilities cause him to involuntarily emit pheromones that make the female ship commander attracted to him without her understanding why. It was just pulp SF, but I remember enjoying the read.