The United States of America As Represented by the Secretary of

Southern Research Institute

United States of America, As Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture

Clifford S Lofgren

Robert K Vander Meer

William A Banks

David F Williams

Danny H Lewis

Robert K Meer

William E Meyers

William E Myers

A method and composition has been discovered for repelling ants by treating objects or areas with effective amounts of compositions that includes at least one C,-C,dicarboxylic acid diester and a carrier.

Repellent for ants

A method has been discovered for repelling ants by treating objects or areas with effective amounts of compositions that include (a) one or more C.sub.6 to C.sub.8 carboxylic acids; (b) one or more C.sub.6 to C.sub.14 alcohols; (c) one or more esters which are reaction products of (a) and (b) or an ester which is a reaction product of the repellents and other carboxylic acids or alcohols; (d) one or more C.sub.6 to C.sub.11 carboxylic acid esters; (e) one or more C.sub.6 to C.sub.14 ketones; or (f) mixtures thereof.

An attractant for social pest insects has been discovered and isolated from soybean oil. This attractant is also found in canola oil. This attractant increases the effectiveness of baits and/or traps in the control of social pest insects.

Attractant for social pest insects

A method has been discovered for repelling ants by treating objects or areas with effective amounts of compositions that include (a) one or more C.sub.6 to C.sub.8 carboxylic acids; (b) one or more C.sub.6 to C.sub.14 alcohols; (c) one or more esters which are reaction products of (a) and (b) or an ester which is a reaction product of the repellents and other carboxylic acids or alcohols; (d) one or more C.sub.6 to C.sub.11 carboxylic acid esters; (e) one or more C.sub.6 to C.sub.14 ketones; (f) one or more C.sub.6 to C.sub.14 aldehydes; or (g) mixtures thereof.

Repellents for ants

A method has been discovered for the control of arthropod pests which comprises treating the pest with an effective amount of selected fluorocarbons.

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Gainesville, FL, United States of America

Clifford S Lofgren