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AssigneesThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, BioGuard Research and Development, Inc.
InventorsRobert K Vandermeer, Richard J. Brenner, Domonic A. Cataldo, Peter Van Voris, Edward S. Lipinsky
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A method for attracting cockroaches to an object or area, involving treating said object or area with a cockroach attracting composition containing a cockroach attractant effective amount of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, propyl, or butyl esters of C3-7 saturated or unsaturated carboxylic acids and mixtures thereof, and optionally a carrier material or carrier. A method for repelling cockroaches from an object or area, involving treating said object or area with a cockroach repelling composition containing a cockroach repelling effective amount of at least one compound selected from methyl, ethyl, propyl, or butyl esters of C3-7 saturated or unsaturated carboxylic acids or mixtures thereof, and optionally a carrier material or carrier.
A method for attracting cockroaches to an object or area, comprising treating said object or area with a composition comprising a cockroach attracting effective amount of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of ethyl propanoate, propyl propanoate, butyl hexanoate, butyl heptanoate, methyl tiglate, and mixtures thereof, and optionally a carrier material or carrier.
A method for repelling cockroaches from an object or area, comprising treating said object or area with a cockroach repelling composition comprising a cockroach repelling effective amount of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of propyl butanoate, butyl propanoate, butyl butanoate, hexyl butanoate, allyl tiglate or mixtures thereof and mixtures thereof, and optionally a carrier material or carrier.
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