Insect attractants and their use in methods of insect control
US8277825B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 19, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 2, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01N37/02
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention utilizes a fatty acid as an attractant in a method of attracting whiteflies. By using a fatty acid as a whitefly attractant, it is possible to attract whiteflies to a desired location. The fatty acid can be used in a lure or other propagator to provide a dispersion of fatty acid in the air, the variation in the concentration of the fatty acid in the air being such that a whitefly is attracted to the lure as the source of the fatty acid. The use of a fatty acid as an attractant results in significantly higher levels of attraction, as measured by the number of whiteflies attracted to a sticky trap, as compared to the use of color alone.
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