Attractant blend compositions, devices and methods for attracting female mice
OwnerElana Varner, Regine Gries +1inventors
InventorsElana Varner, Regine Gries, Gerhard Gries
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Abstract
Attractant blend compositions attractive to female mice include one or more pheromone components comprising one or more of 2,3,5-trithiahexane, 1-hexanol, and 3-methyl-2-pentanone; and one or more known attractants. The known attractants can include 3,4-dehydro-exo-brevicomin (“brevicomin”), 2-sec-butyl-4,5-dihydrothiazole (“thiazole”), and testosterone. Devices and methods of using the attractant blend compositions are also disclosed.
Claims19
An attractant blend composition for attracting female mice, the composition comprising:
- one or more pheromone components comprising one or more of 2,3,5-trithiahexane and 1-hexanol;
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- one or more female mouse attractants comprising one or more of 3,4-dehydro-exo-7-ethyl-5-methyl-6.8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane (“brevicomin”), 2-sec-butyl-4,5-dihydrothiazole (“thiazole”), and testosterone;
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- wherein the one or more pheromone components and the one or more female mouse attractants are isolated, synthetic, or purified;
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- wherein the attractant blend composition does not include 3-methyl-2-pentanone.
A method of attracting a female mouse, the method comprising:
- providing a composition comprising:
- one or more pheromone components comprising one or more of 2,3,5-trithiahexane and 1-hexanol;
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- one or more female mouse attractants comprising one or more of 3,4-dehydro-exo-7-ethyl-5-methyl-6.8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1] octane (“brevicomin”), 2-sec-butyl-4,5-dihydrothiazole (“thiazole”), and testosterone;
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- wherein the one or more pheromone components and the one or more female mouse attractants are isolated, synthetic, or purified;
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- wherein the attractant blend composition does not include 3-methyl-2-pentanone.
A device for attracting a female mouse, the device comprising:
- a housing or a trap;
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- an attractant blend composition comprising:
- one or more pheromone components comprising one or more of 2,3,5-trithiahexane and 1-hexanol;
- and
- one or more female mouse attractants comprising one or more of 3,4-dehydro-exo-7-ethyl-5-methyl-6.8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane (“brevicomin”), 2-sec-butyl-4,5-dihydrothiazole (“thiazole”), and testosterone;
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- wherein the one or more pheromone components and the one or more female mouse attractants are isolated, synthetic, or purified;
- wherein the attractant blend composition does not include 3-methyl-2-pentanone;
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- wherein the attractant blend composition is adjacent to, or included within, the housing or the trap.
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