The United States of America As Represented by the Secretary of

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

Jerome A Klun

Aijun Zhang

Meyer Schwarz

Alton N Sparks

Shifa Wang

Jack R Plimmer

John F Carroll

Walter F Schmidt

John W Neal, Jr

Barbara A Leonhardt

Barbara A Bierl-Leonhardt

Barbara B Leonhardt

JWendell Snow

A method for for repelling arthropods involving treating an object or area with an arthropod repelling effective amount of at least one isolongifolenone analog (and optionally a carrier or carrier material).

Methods for repelling arthropods using isolongifolenone analogs

A method for making isolongifolenone involving reaction (&#x2212;)-isolongifolene with chromium hexacarbonyl and t-butyl hydroperoxide. Also the use of isolongifolenone to repel arthropods by treating an object or area with an arthropod repelling effective amount of isolongifolenone (and optionally a carrier or carrier material).

Methods for preparing isolongifolenone and its use in repelling arthropods

A method for selecting the most effective arthropod repellent from stereoisomers of a compound, involving testing each stereoisomer of the compound for its effectiveness as an arthropod repellent against an arthropod of a particular genus and species, comparing the test results and selecting the most effective arthropod repellent stereoisomer from the stereoisomers of the compound, wherein the compound is a piperidine analog. A composition for repelling arthropods, containing a carrier material and an arthropod repelling effective amount of a stereoisomer of a compound, wherein said stereoisomer is selected by the above method. A method for repelling arthropods (e.g., or ) from a mammal, involving treating the mammal with an arthropod with the above repelling composition (e.g., containing (1S,2&prime;S) stereoisomer of 1-(3-cyclohexen-1-ylcarbonyl)-2-methylpiperidine).

Methods and compositions for repelling arthropods

Addition of (Z,Z)-3,13 octadecadienyl acetate to the grape root borer, Vitacea polistiformis (Harris), pheromone (E,Z)-2,13 octadecadienyl acetate increases capture of males in sticky traps by three- to sevenfold. This new composition will provide and effective system for monitoring and controlling the grape root borer.

Octadienyl acetate synergist for the grape root borer pheromone

The racemate of 1-methylbutyldecanoate is synthesized and found to be a powerful attractant under field conditions for male bagworm moths. It is also found to suppress or inhibit completely the mating of female bagworm moths when applied to trees and shrubs in an effective mating suppressant or inhibiting amount.

Bagworm moth attractant and plant protectant

A combination of (Z)-11-hexadecenal, (Z)-9-tetradecenal, (Z)-9-hexadecenal, (Z)-7-hexadecenal, (Z)-11-hexadecen-1-ol, tetradecanal, and hexadecanal is an effective attractant for adult male tobacco budworm moths.

Sex attractant for tobacco moths

A combination of (Z)-11-hexadecenal and (Z)-9-hexadecenal is an effective attractant for adult male corn earworm moth.

Growing community of inventors

Potomac, MD, United States of America

Jerome A Klun