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Granted Patent B2
US 8,663,619 · App. 13/180,281 · Granted Mar 4, 2014

Murgantiol as an indoor stink bug attractant

Inventors: Qing-He Zhang (Spokane Valley, WA); Rodney G. Schneidmiller (Greenacres, WA); Guiji Zhou (Spokane, WA); Doreen R. Hoover (Spokane, WA)
Assignee: Sterling International Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,663,619
App. No.
13/180,281
Granted
Mar 4, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided herein are uses of murgantiol for attracting stink bugs in indoor settings. Stink bug traps comprising murgantiol and methods of using murgantiol in traps indoors are provided. Compositions comprising murgantiol are also described.

Claims (12)

1. A method for attracting a brown marmorated stink bug, comprising placing a composition comprising murgantiol into a trap configured to attract and trap a brown marmorated stink bug, and attracting the brown marmorated stink bug into the trap.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the trap further comprises a plurality of lighting elements.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the lighting elements comprise light emitting diodes.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the device that controllably releases the composition.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises methyl (2E,4E,6Z)-decatrienoate, methyl (2E,4Z)-decadienoate, ethyl (2E,4Z)- decadienoate, methyl (2Z,4E)-decadienoate, methyl (2E,4E)-decadienoate, related stereoisomers thereof, or a combination thereof.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises an antioxidant.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises an oil.

8. A method of attracting a brown marmorated stink bug to a trap, comprising placing a composition comprising murgantiol into a trap configured to attract and trap a brown marmorated stink bug; and attracting the brown marmorated stink bug into the trap, wherein the trap comprises a plurality of lighting elements.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the lighting elements comprise light emitting diodes.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising placing the trap in an indoor location and attracting the brown marmorated stink bug to the trap in the indoor location.

11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising placing the trap in an indoor location and attracting the brown marmorated stink bug to the trap in the indoor location.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the composition further comprises methyl (2E,4E,6Z)-decatrienoate, methyl (2E,4Z)-decadienoate, ethyl (2E,4Z)- decadienoate, methyl (2Z,4E)-decadienoate, methyl (2E,4E)-decadienoate, related stereoisomers thereof, or a combination thereof.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 27, 2011
From: ZHANG, QING-HE; SCHNEIDMILLER, RODNEY G.; ZHOU, GUIJI; HOOVER, DOREEN R.
To: STERLING INTERNATIONAL INC.
Reel/Frame 026660/0387 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61488069 · May 19, 2011
Related Publication 20120294828A1 · Nov 22, 2012