Claims
- 1. A method of repelling conifer-feeding beetles of the family Scolytidae from a surface subject to attack by said scolytids, comprising applying a repellent compound selected from the group consisting of p-anisaldehyde, ethylbenzene, cumene, 4-methoxyacetophenone and mixtures thereof in amounts sufficient to repel said scolytids from said surface or eluting said compound in amounts sufficient to repel said scolytids from said surface from solid supports proximate to said surface from which said scolytids are to be repelled.
- 2. A method of protecting tree hosts from attack by scolytids comprising applying a repellent compound selected from the group consisting of p-anisaldehyde, ethylbenzene, cumene, 4-methoxyacetophenone and mixtures thereof to trees subject to attack by scolytids in concentrations sufficient to repel said scolytids.
- 3. The method of claim 2, wherein said tree hosts comprises conifers.
RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/358,707 filed Dec. 19, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,518,757, which is in turn a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/113,709 filed Aug. 31, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,403,863. The entire disclosure of that application and that patent is incorporated herein, by reference.
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