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US 9,307,755 B1Granted
Tephritid control system
OwnerMorton Edward Bassan, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A system for controlling tephritid fruit flies, comprising a first lure module for attracting tephritid fruit flies to eat a toxicant and a second cooling module for lowing environmental temperature to a temperature lethal to fruit flies but above the ice crystallization of fruit. The lure comprises: wax; oil; ethyl methyl eugenol or other suitable attractant; and Spinosad or other suitable toxicant.
Claims13
A lure for attracting insects, comprising a mixture of:
- wax;
- oil;
- an insect attractant;
- an insect toxicant;
- and wherein air is whipped into the mixture to decrease one of or both the toxicant's and the attractant's volatilization.
2 more elements
A lure configured to reduce tephritid fruit fly populations comprising:
- wax;
- oil;
- ethyl methyl eugenol and Spinosad wherein air is whipped into the mixture to control the toxicant's volatilization.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.