Attractants for mice

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12207642-B2
Application number	US-201916401673-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 2, 2019
Priority date	May 4, 2018
Publication date	Jan 28, 2025
Grant date	Jan 28, 2025

Abstract

Compositions attractive to mice include one or more long-range volatiles and one or more short-range volatiles. The long-range volatiles can include butyric acid, 2-methylbutyric acid, and 4-heptanone. Devices and methods of using the compositions are also disclosed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A composition for attracting a mouse comprising:
long-range volatiles consisting of butyric acid, 2-methylbutyric acid, and 4-heptanone; and
short-range volatiles consisting of progesterone and estrogen; and
wherein the long-range volatiles are isolated, synthetic, or purified
wherein the long-range volatiles are isolated, synthetic, or purified.

2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the long-range volatiles consist of about 91 wt %, by weight, butyric acid, about 9 wt %, by weight, 2-methylbutyric acid, and about 0.32 wt %, by weight, 4-heptanone.

3. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the long-range volatiles consist of about 2.8 mg of butyric acid, about 0.28 mg of 2-methylbutyric acid, and about 0.1 mg of 4-heptanone.

4. The composition of claim 1 releases each of the long-range volatiles in an amount substantially similar to the amount emanating from the soiled bedding of one female mouse over a period of 24 hours.

5. The composition of claim 1 releases about 450 ng of butyric acid, 32 ng of 2-methylbutyric acid, and 70 ng of 4-heptanone over a period of about 24 hours.

6. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising a lethal agent.

7. The composition of claim 6 comprises a dose of the lethal agent sufficient to kill or immobilize a mouse.

8. The composition of claim 6 , wherein the lethal agent comprises a chemical capable of killing or immobilizing a mouse.

9. The composition of claim 8 , wherein the chemical comprises one or more of an anticoagulant and a toxicant.

10. The composition of claim 9 , wherein the anticoagulant comprises one or more of warfarin ((RS)-4-hydroxy-3-(3-oxo-1-phenylbutyl)-2H-chromen-2-one), chlorophacinone (2-[2-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-oxo-2-phenylethyl] indane-1,3-dione), diphacinone (2-(diphenylacetyl)-1H-indene-1,3 (2H)-dione), bromadiolone (3-[3-[4-(4-bromophenyl) phenyl]-3-hydroxy-1-phenylpropyl]-2-hydroxychromen-4-one), difethialone (3-[3-[4-(4-bromophenyl) phenyl]-1-tetralinyl]-2-hydroxy-4-thiochromenone), and brodifacoum (3-[3-[4-(4-bromophenyl) phenyl]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-yl]-2-hydroxychromen-4-one).

11. The composition of claim 9 , wherein the toxicant comprises one or more of bromethalin (N-methyl-2,4-dinitro-6-(trifluoromethyl)-N-(2′,4′,6′-tribromophenyl) aniline), cholecalciferol ((36,5Z,7E)-9,10-secocholesta-5,7, 10 (19)-trien-3-ol), zinc phosphide (zinc phosphide/trizinc diphosphide), and strychnine (strychnidin-10-one).

12. The composition of claim 1 is a granule, a powder, a solid block, a gel, a paste, a liquid, or a combination thereof.

13. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising a food bait.

14. A device for attracting a mouse, the device comprising:
a housing or a trap; and
the composition of claim 1 ;
wherein the composition is adjacent to, or included within, the housing or the trap.

Assignees

• Varner Elana
• Gries Gerhard J
• Gries Regine M
• Takacs Stephen J
• Oms Invest Inc

Inventors

• Varner Elana
• Gries Gerhard J
• Gries Regine M
• Takacs Stephen J

Classifications

• A01N45/02

  having three carbocyclic rings · CPC title

• A01M2200/00

  Kind of animal · CPC title

• A01N31/02

  Acyclic compounds · 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