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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2008
Joseph C. Dickens, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Fernando Otalora-luna, College Park, MD (US);
Jennifer A. Hammock, Washington, DC (US);
Stephen L. Lapointe, Ormand Beach, FL (US);
Rocco T. Alessandro, Fort Pierce, FL (US);
Joseph C. Dickens, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Fernando Otalora-Luna, College Park, MD (US);
Jennifer A. Hammock, Washington, DC (US);
Stephen L. Lapointe, Ormand Beach, FL (US);
Rocco T. Alessandro, Fort Pierce, FL (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A composition for attracting female tropical root weevils (and/or repelling male tropical root weevils), containing (±)-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 (±)-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 (±)-linalool, cis-3-hexen-1-ol, and carvacrol, and optionally a carrier or carrier material.