Method and compositions for inhibiting the scent tracking ability of biting midges
US6660775B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 19, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S424/10
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The ability of biting midges to locate a target by olfactory emissions of the target is inhibited by dispensing into a spatial area an inhibiting effective amount of at least one inhibiting compound selected from the group consisting of 3-methyl-1-alkene-3-ols of the formula: and 3-methyl-1-alkyn-3-ols of the formula: wherein R1 and R2 are each independently a saturated or unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon group containing from 1 to about 12 carbon atoms.
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