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US 12,376,578 B2Granted
Mosquito attractant formulations and uses thereof
AssigneeActive Scent AB
InventorsRickard Ignell, Stefanos Andreadis, Christos Spanoudis, Göran Birgersson
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Abstract
Described is a mosquito attractant formulation having an effective amount of each of the components 3-octanone, heptanal, benzaldehyde, sulcatone, octanal, nonanal and decanal, and uses of the same. Also described is combination products, kits-of-parts and devices having the mosquito attractant formulation.
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A mosquito attractant formulation comprising each of components (i) to (vii) in the amounts stated below, which amounts are indicated as a percentage of the total combined weight of components (i) to (vii):
- (i) 3-octanone in an amount of from about 3.1% to about 9.4% by weight;
- (ii) heptanal in an amount of from about 0.9% to about 1.6% by weight;
- (iii) benzaldehyde in an amount of from about 1.9% to about 3.8% by weight;
- (iv) sulcatone in an amount of from about 6.6% to about 13.1% by weight;
- (v) octanal in an amount of from about 3.1% to about 7.8% by weight;
- (vi) nonanal in an amount of from about 48.6% to about 75.0% by weight;
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- (vii) decanal in an amount of from about 9.4% to about 15.7% by weight,
- wherein the weight ratio of components (i) to (vii) in the composition is as follows:
- from about 3.1 to about 9.4 of 3-octanone:about 0.9 to about 1.6 of heptanal:from about 1.9 to about 3.8 of benzaldehyde:from about 6.6 to about 13.1 of sulcatone:from about 3.1 to about 7.8 of octanal:from about 48.6 to about 75.0 of nonanal:from about 9.4 to about 15.7 of decanal.
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