Claims
- 1. A method of attracting Musca domestica L. (Diptera Muscidae) 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 which is compatible with said attractant and from about 1% up to about 45% by weight of said polymer of an attractant selected from the group consisting of:
- (i) methyl isoeugenol;
- (ii) n-Dodecanol; and
- (iii) a mixture of methylisoeugenol and n-Dodecanol.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the composition of matter is methyl-isoeugenol.
- 3. The method of claim 1 wherein the composition of matter is n-Dodecanol.
- 4. The method of claim 1 wherein the composition of matter is a mixture of methyl-isoeugenol and n-Dodecanol.
- 5. A method of attracting stored product moths 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 which is compatible with said attractant and from about 1% up to about 45% by weight of said polymer of an attractant selected from the group consisting of:
- (i) methyl isoeugenol;
- (ii) n-Dodecanol; and
- (iii) a mixture of methylisoeugenol and n-Dodecanol.
- 6. The method of claim 5 wherein the composition of matter is methylisoeugenol.
- 7. The method of claim 5 wherein the composition of matter is m-Dodecanol.
- 8. The method of claim 5 wherein the composition of matter is a mixture of methylisoeugenol and n-Dodecanol.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 930,418, filed 11/14/86 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,801,446.
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