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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 18, 1996
Anna Belle Marin, Long Branch, NJ (US);
Jerry F Butler, Gainesville, FL (US);
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., New York, NY (US);
The University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (US);
Abstract
Described are methods for attracting insects to a three-dimensional space inhabited by such insects comprising the step of exposing the three-dimensional space to an insect-attracting concentration and quantity of lavender absolute or jasmine absolute. More specifically, described is a method of attracting Aedes aegypti using lavender absolute; and a method of attracting Musca domestica L. (Diptera:Muscidae) using jasmine absolute. Also described are such methods of attracting insects to insect traps which contain the attractants jasmine absolute and/or lavender absolute as baits.