Cis-3-hexenyl butyrate as an attractant for yellow jackets
Abstract
Abstract THE INSECT ATTRACTANTS OF THE PRESENT INVENTION ARE HIGHLY SPECIFIC FOR YELLOW JACKETS (VESPULA SPP.), ATTRACTING FEW OTHER INSECTS AND NO BENEFICIAL SPECIES SUCH AS HONEY BEES. THESE ATTRACTANTS ARE ORGANIC ESTERS HAVING A TOTAL OF FROM 9 TO 12 CARBON ATOMS, AND THEY HAVE AT LEAST ONE CENTER OF UNSATURATION, AS EXEMPLIFIED BY CIS-3HEXENYL BUTYRATE AND 2-METHYLEPENTYL CROTANATE, OR AN ALICYCLIC RADICAL AS IN 4-METHYLCYCLOHEXYL BUTYRATE, THE ESTER, 2,4-HEXADIENYL BUTYRATE, WAS OUTSTANDING IN FIELD TESTS. INCORPORATED INTO COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING AN INSECTICIDE, CHEMOSTERILANT OR OTHER CONTROL AGENT, THE ATTRACTANTS PROVIDE AN IMPROVED MEANS OF REDUCING ELIMINATING POPULATIONS OF YELLOW JACKETS.
Inventors
- 👤 M Beroza
- 👤 T Mcgovern
- 👤 G Eddy
- 👤 H Davis
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