Attractants and bait stations comprising date-derived syrup products for attracting flies and methods therein

A method for attracting biting flies, the method comprising the steps of:

• (a) providing a bait station including:
• (i) a date-derived syrup product, adapted to exhibit sustained, long-term effectiveness, for attracting at least one type of biting fly selected from the group consisting of:
• mosquitoes, sand flies, stable flies, biting midges, and stomoxys, wherein said date-derived syrup product includes a syrup product derived from non-fermented fruit borne of the Genus Phoenix L. which includes the date palm, Family Arecaceae, the main species Phoenix dactylifera L., P. atlantica A. Chev., P. canariensis Chabeaud, P. reclinata Jacq., P. sylvestris Roxb., P. humilis Royle, P. hanceana Naudin, P. robelinic O'Brein, P. farinifera Roxb., P. rupicola T. Anders., P. acaulis Roxb., and P. paludosa Roxb., Canary Island date palm, Loureir's date palm, Senegal date palm, reclining date palm, pygmy date palm, wild date palm, and descendent species therein;
• and
• (ii) a substrate material for supporting said date-derived syrup product;
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• (b) locating said bait station in a designated geographic area in order to attract said at least one type of biting fly.

A method for attracting biting flies at a designated location, the method comprising the steps of:

• (a) setting a location based on the presence of green vegetation or foliage;
• and
• (b) applying a date-derived syrup product, adapted to exhibit sustained, long-term effectiveness, onto said green vegetation or foliage for attracting at least one type of biting fly selected from the group consisting of:
• mosquitoes, sand flies, stable flies, biting midges, and stomoxys, at the designated location, wherein said date-derived syrup product includes a syrup product derived from non-fermented fruit borne of the Genus Phoenix L. which includes the date palm, Family Arecaceae, the main species Phoenix dactylifera L., P. atlantica A. Chev., P. canariensis Chabeaud, P. reclinata Jacq., P. sylvestris Roxb., P. humilis Royle, P. hanceana Naudin, P. robelinic O'Brein, P. farinifera Roxb., P. rupicola T. Anders., P. acaulis Roxb., and P. paludosa Roxb., Canary Island date palm, Loureir's date palm, Senegal date palm, reclining date palm, pygmy date palm, wild date palm, and descendent species therein.