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US 5,308,613 AGranted
Indirect aphid control with low concentration of EBF
AssigneeConsep Membranes, Inc.
InventorMichael G. Banfield
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Abstract
An indirect control of aphids is disclosed, comprising the use of relatively minute concentrations of the pheromone E-.beta.-farnesene, which prevents aphid-caused crop damage by warding off aphids and by attracting natural aphid predators and parasites.
Claims5
A method of increasing the number of the aphid predator syrphid larvae or the aphid parasite Lysiphlebus testaceipes to combat aphids comprising maintaining in the vicinity of an area where said predator or parasite is present an effective amount of active ingredient comprising E-.beta.-farnesene.
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