INSECT ATTRACTANT COMPOSITIONS

Fecha de publicación: 22/08/2012
Fuente: WIPO "apis mellifera"
An attractant composition suitable for attracting Lepidopterous insects, particularly Helicoverpa armigera, for use as an insect lure in a control method aimed at reducing pest damage to crops. The preferred attractant compositioncomprises phenylacetaldehyde, salicylaldehyde and at least one compound selected from the group comprising: methyl-2-methoxybenzoate, linalool and limonene.