CHEMICAL LURE COMPOSITION, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR TRAPPING BED BUGS

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13096468

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A method for attracting bed bugs includes placing a climb-up pitfall trap apparatus that includes a chemical lure composition. The lure composition includes a combination of (a) L-lactic acid, and (b) at least one fatty acid or salt selected from the group consisting of (1) propionic acid, (2) butyric acid, and (3) valeric acid, and (c) 1-octen-3-ol, and (d) a suitable ketone, and (e) a suitable aliphatic sulfide. The trap may also include in conjunction with the lure composition a carbon dioxide source and/or a heat source to compose a lure arrangement.

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SUSAN MCKNIGHT INC181 CUMBERLAND STREET MEMPHIS TN 38112

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McKnight, Susan West Hartford, US 5 106

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