Octenol attractants
The chemical ecology of mosquitoes and other biting arthropods is slowly being unravelled. The way they find their hosts for blood meals and the way they find places to lay their eggs are now becoming clearer to scientists. Detection of odours by the insects concerned is basic to such activities and now the chemicals that make up these odours are being identified and used to lure the pest insects into traps for both monitoring and control purposes.
Octenol is a well known attractant for blood seeking female mosquitoes as well as some other biting insects. AgriSense offer a dispenser containing 1 or 2 ml of 1-octen-3-ol. The 1ml dispenser will last 30 to 45 days depending on temperature while the 2ml dispenser will last up to 60 days, again depending on temperature. Both types of dispenser are individually packaged in aluminium lined pouches and, while unopened, have a storage life of up to 2 years. Once taken out of their packaging, they will start to dispense the attractant.
These dispensers are used in many designs of CO2 traps as well as the BG Sentinel trap.
Other sizes of Octenol dispensers are possible.
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