Claims
- 1. A method of attracting Aedes aegyptae to a three-dimensional space inhabitable by said Aedes aegyptae comprising the step of exposing said three-dimensional space to an Aedes aegyptae-attracting concentration and quantity of a composition of matter selected from the group consisting of racemic borneol having the structure: ##STR56## and dihydrolinalool having the structure: ##STR57##
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the three-dimensional space is exposed to racemic borneol having the structure:
- 3. The method of claim 1 wherein the three-dimensional space is exposed to dihydrolinalool having the structure:
- 4. The method of claim 1 wherein the insect attracting composition is contained in a polymer matrix.
- 5. The method of claim 4 wherein the polymer matrix is a biodegradable polymer.
- 6. The method of claim 5 wherein the biodegradable polymer is a polyepsilon caprolactone polymer or a polyurethane polymer.
- 7. A method of attracting Aedes aegyptae to an insect trap comprising the step of exposing the environment surrounding said trap to an insect attractant containing polymer which consists of a mixture of a polymer and from about 1% up to about 45% by weight of said polymer of a composition of matter selected from the group consisting of: (a) racemic borneol having the structure: ##STR58## (b) and dihydrolinalool having the structure: ##STR59##
- 8. The method of claim 7 wherein the composition of matter is racemic borneol.
- 9. The method of claim 7 wherein the composition of matter is dihydrolinalool.
Parent Case Info
This is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/130,256, filed Oct. 1, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,401,500, which, in turn, is a streamline divisional of U.S. Pat. Ser. No. Ser. No. 07/948,142 filed on Sep. 18, 1992, now abandoned as originally filed.
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Divisions (2)
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130256 |
Oct 1993 |
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948142 |
Sep 1992 |
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