Patents Assigned to Trece, Incorporated
  • Bisexual attractants, aggregants and arrestants for adults and larvae of codling moth and other species of lepidoptera
    Patent number: 6264939
    Abstract: Novel bisexual attractants for lepidopterous insect pests isolated from pears or apples. A method for monitoring and control of codling moth and other species of Lepidoptera comprising a lure and kill, mating disruption or mass trapping strategy. A method of using a formulation containing the bisexual attractants with or without an insecticide and/or pheromone for control of the insect pests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Assignees: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Trece, Incorporated
    Inventors: Douglas M. Light, Clive A. Henrick