| Title: | Attractant for social pest insects. |
| Authors: | Vander Meer, R.K.
Lofgren, C.S.
USDA, ARS |
| Source: | United States Department of Agriculture patents. 1999 Apr. 27, no. 5,897,859, 21 p. |
| NALT Subjects: | Formicidae
Solenopsis
fire ants
insect pests
social insects
insect control
insect traps
bait traps
plant extracts
soybean oil
Glycine max
canola oil
Brassica napus var. napus
chemical constituents of plants
insect attractants
patents
USDA
United States |
| Issue Date: | 27-Apr-1999 |
| Abstract: | 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. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10113/5897 |
| Appears in Collections: | USDA Research and Information
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