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

Stephen L Lapointe

Joseph C Dickens

Fatma Kaplan

Ashot Khrimian

Fernando Otalora-Luna

Jennifer A Hammock

Peter Edmund Alan Teal

Rocco T Alessandro

An unsaturated hydroxyl-ester pheromone for the neotropical root weevilhas been isolated, identified and synthesized. It is useful for trapping the weevil to reduce or prevent damage to plants.

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A composition for attracting female tropical root weevils (and/or repelling male tropical root weevils), containing (&#xb1;)-linalool, cis-3-hexen-1-ol, and carvacrol, and optionally a carrier or carrier material known in the art. A method for attracting female tropical root weevils to an object or area, involving treating the object or area with a composition containing a female tropical root weevil attracting effective amount of (&#xb1;)-linalool, cis-3-hexen-1-ol, and carvacrol, and optionally a carrier or carrier material. A method for repelling male tropical root weevils from an object or area, involving treating the object or area with a composition containing a male tropical root weevil repelling effective amount of (&#xb1;)-linalool, cis-3-hexen-1-ol, and carvacrol, and optionally a carrier or carrier material.

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Vero Beach, FL, United States of America

Stephen L Lapointe