Abstract: Two new compounds which are attractive to male fall cankerworm moths, Alsophila pometaria, in the field, are described. They are (Z,Z,Z,E)-3,6,9,11-nonadecatetraene and (Z,Z,Z,Z)-3,6,9,11-nonadecatetraene. These compounds, separately and together, and these two compounds together with a third, [(Z,Z,Z)3,6,9-nonadecatriene], act as attractants to male fall cankerworm moths and can be used to monitor, confuse or attempt to control, populations of the moths.

Abstract: Moths of the armyworm Pseudaletia unipuncta have been found to be attracted strongly to mixtures of three or four chemical compounds. The mixtures found to be the most powerful and specific attractants are those comprising:(a) (Z)-11-hexadecenyl acetate(b) (Z)-11-hexadecenol and(c) (Z)-11-hexadecenal, preferably with(d) (Z)-9-tetradecenyl acetate.The respective weight ratios for the best effect were found to be approximately 10000:20:4:1.

Abstract: A cone-orifice insect trap comprising an intermediate annular member carrying a lure and two truncated-cone-shaped casing members with perforated, funnel-shaped, insect trapping end walls extending inwardly from each end of the casing members. The modular construction ensures ease of assembly while the casing members may be nested together to avoid occupying an unduly large volume during, for example, transport. Close manufacturing tolerances for the insect trap entrances and positioning the lure reduce trap-to-trap performance variability. The trap has a long field life and a wide variety of uses.

Abstract: In order to provide push-button telephone service to those telephone systems not equipped to respond to multifrequency dialing signals, it is necessary to convert push-button dialed digits into conventional dial pulses. A pulse train consisting of make and break intervals representing the dialed digit is electronically converted (107) into a corresponding series of make and break intervals on the telephone line (102, 103) by switching (106, 108-1, 108-2) a pulsing transistor (101) that is in series with the telephone line ON and OFF. In order to keep the pulsing transistor ON during nondialing intervals and during each make interval, and not attenuate the voice signal, the pulsing transistor is biased by an adjustable current source (105). The current needed to bias the pulsing transistor ON is linearly related to the telephone line current flowing through the emitter-collector path of the transistor, and which varies considerably from station-to-station.

Abstract: An attractant has been found for the male sunflower moth Homoeosoma electellum (Hulst.). Z-9,E-12-tetradecadien-1-ol has been found effective, optionally in the presence of Z-9-tetradecen-1-ol.

Abstract: Mixtures of two compounds Z-11-hexadecen-1-ol acetate (A) and Z-9-tetradecen-1-ol acetate (B) exhibit high and species specific attractancy for the male Bertha Armyworm moth. The optimum attractant and specificity effect has been observed at proportions of about 95% A and 5% B. A dose of about 0.1 to 10 mg of the attractant per insect trap has been found effective. Neither A nor B alone are good attractants for the Bertha moth, although A alone has slight attractancy.