Snout beetle attractant
OwnerSchalk Francois Moutoninventor
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Abstract
An odorant substance for use in as an attractant for snout beetles and a method for controlling snout beetles are provided. The odorant substance includes at least one of: Cyclopropane carboxylic acid; 5-Methyl-2-hexanone; 2,5-Dimethyl-4-methoxy-3(2H)-furanone (“Mesifurane or berry furanone”); Anisole; and 3-Methoxy acetophenone. The method of controlling snout beetles includes applying the odorant substance to attract the snout beetles, e.g. by applying the substance to mechanical traps, combining the substances with insecticides, or the like.
Claims13
An odorant substance for use as an attractant for snout beetles, said odorant substance including each of the following compounds:
- Cyclopropane carboxylic acid, 5-Methyl-2-hexanone, 2,5-Dimethyl-4-methoxy-3(2H)-furanone, and Anisole.
A method of controlling snout beetles, characterised by the step of applying an odorant substance to attract the snout beetles, said odorant substance including at least one of the following compounds:
- Cyclopropane carboxylic acid;
- 5- Methyl-2-hexanone;
- 2,5-Dimethyl-4-methoxy-3(2H)-furanone;
- Anisole;
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- 3-Methoxy acetophenone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.