Synthetic lures

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12075776-B2
Application number	US-201716468340-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 19, 2017
Priority date	Dec 20, 2016
Publication date	Sep 3, 2024
Grant date	Sep 3, 2024

Abstract

The present application relates to semiochemical-based lures for mammals, particularly mammalian pest species that are useful for monitoring, capturing and/or controlling mammals and to methods of using semiochemical-based lures for monitoring, capturing and/or controlling mammals, particularly mammalian pest species. The present application also relates to the use of semiochemical-based lures for monitoring, capturing and/or controlling mammals, particularly mammalian pest species. In some embodiments, semiochemical-based lures are useful for reducing the number of mammalian pest species in one or more designated target environments.

First claim

What we claim is:

1. A method for attracting wild free ranging rodents to a treatment locus comprising:
(i) placing at the treatment locus a synthetic combination consisting of at least two attractant compounds, wherein:
the at least two attractant compounds are selected from the group consisting of isoamyl alcohol, 1-hexanol, acetoin, isobutyl acetate and 2-methylbutyl acetate, and
the combination attracts wild free ranging rodents; and

(ii) attracting the wild free ranging rodents to the treatment locus.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the rodent is a rat.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises combining the synthetic combination with a carrier, diluent or excipient, and forming an aerosol, a liquid, an oil, a gel, a powder, an emulsion, a stick, a block, a pad, a sheet, a tablet, a pellet, a ball, a rod, a granule, a capsule, a filament, a rope, a line, a twine, a string, or a combination thereof.

4. A method for attracting a wild free ranging rodents to a treatment locus comprising:
(a) placing at a treatment locus a synthetic combination of at least two attractant compounds chosen from isoamyl alcohol, 1-hexanol, acetoin, isobutyl acetate, and 2-methylbutyl acetate, or any combination thereof; and
(b) attracting the wild free ranging rodents to the treatment locus.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the synthetic combination of the at least two compounds is chosen from:
i. 1-hexanol and 2-methylbutyl acetate,
ii. 1-hexanol, isobutyl acetate, and 2-methylbutyl acetate,
iii. 1-hexanol, isobutyl acetate, isoamyl alcohol, and acetoin,
iv. 1-hexanol, isoamyl alcohol, acetoin, and 2-methylbutyl acetate,
v. 1-hexanol, isoamyl alcohol, isobutyl acetate, and 2-methylbutyl acetate, and
vi. 1-hexanol, isoamyl alcohol, isobutyl acetate, acetoin, and 2-methylbutyl acetate.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the rodent is a rat.

7. The method of claim 4 , wherein the synthetic combination is formulated with a carrier, diluent or excipient as an aerosol, a liquid, an oil, a gel, a powder, an emulsion, a stick, a block, a pad, a sheet, a tablet, a pellet, a ball, a rod, a granule, a capsule, a filament, a rope, a line, a twine, a string, or a combination thereof.

8. A method for attracting a wild free ranging rodent to a treatment locus comprising:
(a) placing at a treatment locus a product for attracting wild free ranging rodents consisting of:
(i) a synthetic combination of at least two attractant compounds,
wherein the at least two attractant compounds are selected from the group consisting of isoamyl alcohol, 1-hexanol, acetoin, isobutyl acetate, and 2-methylbutyl acetate; and

(ii) a carrier, excipient, diluent, or combination thereof; and

(b) attracting the rodent to the treatment locus.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the rodent is a rat.

Assignees

• Victoria Link Ltd

Inventors

• Jackson Michael David
• Linklater Wayne Leslie
• Keyzers Robert Alexander

Classifications

• A01N25/004

  rodenticidal · CPC title

• A01N27/00

  Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing hydrocarbons · CPC title

• A01N37/02

  Saturated carboxylic acids or thio analogues thereof; Derivatives thereof · CPC title

• A01N35/02

  containing aliphatically bound aldehyde or keto groups, or thio analogues thereof; Derivatives thereof, e.g. acetals · CPC title

• A01N65/00

  Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing material from algae, lichens, bryophyta, multi-cellular fungi or plants, or extracts thereof (containing compounds of determined constitution A01N27/00 - A01N59/00) · CPC title