Insect attractant compositions and methods for using same

Details Insect attractant compositions and methods for using same Insect attractant compositions and methods for using same

1996-10-18

1997-11-04

Pak, John

Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions

Baits, attractants, or lures

4241951, 424405, 424409, 424486, A01N 6500, A01N 2500, A01N 2508

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056836872

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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Beroza and Green, Materials Tested as Insect Attractants, Agriculture Handbook No. 239, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, issued Jun. 1963, cover page and p. 112, Item Nos. 4612-4618: "lavandin oil" and lavender oil.
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Arctander, Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin, published by the author in 1960, front cover page and columns 309, 310, 311, 312, 339, 340, 341 and 342.

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