Attractant pheromone for the Colorado potato beetle
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
InventorsJoseph C. Dickens, James Oliver
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Abstract
A method has been discovered for attracting Colorado potato beetles to an area of object or area, which method involves treating the object or area with a Colorado potato beetle attracting composition which contains a carrier material and a Colorado potato beetle attracting effective amount of (S)-3,7-dimethyl-2-oxo-oct-6-ene-1,3-diol.
Claims19
A method for attracting Colorado potato beetles to an object or area, comprising treating said object or area with a Colorado potato beetle attracting composition comprising a carrier material and a Colorado potato beetle attracting effective amount of (S)-3,7-dimethyl-2-oxo-oct-6-ene-1,3-diol.
A composition for attracting Colorado potato beetles, consisting of a carrier material and a Colorado potato beetle attracting effective amount of (S)-3,7-dimethyl-2-oxo-oct-6-ene-1,3-diol, optionally an insecticide, and optionally at least one member selected from the group consisting of (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate, (±)-linalool, nonanal, methyl salicylate, (Z)-3-hexen-1-ol, (E)-2-hexen-1-ol, nonanal, 2-phenylethanol, and mixtures thereof.
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