Insect attractant compositions and methods for using same
US5683687A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 18, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 4, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01N55/00
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Described are methods for attracting insects to a three-dimensional space inhabited by such insects comprising the step of exposing the three-dimensional space to an insect-attracting concentration and quantity of lavender absolute or jasmine absolute. More specifically, described is a method of attracting Aedes aegypti using lavender absolute; and a method of attracting Musca domestica L. (Diptera:Muscidae) using jasmine absolute. Also described are such methods of attracting insects to insect traps which contain the attractants jasmine absolute and/or lavender absolute as baits.
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