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  2. Methyl eugenol - Wikipedia

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    It is the methyl ether of eugenol and is important to insect behavior and pollination. [2] It is found in various essential oils. Methyl eugenol is found in a number of plants (over 450 species from 80 families including both angiosperm and gymnosperm families) and has a role in attracting pollinators. About 350 plant species have them as a ...

  3. Insect trap - Wikipedia

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    Sticky traps are widely used in agricultural and indoor pest monitoring. [1] [7] Shelter traps, or artificial cover traps, take advantage of an insect's tendencies to seek shelter in loose bark, crevices, or other sheltered places. [8] Baited shelter traps such "Roach Motels" and similar enclosures often have adhesive material inside to trap ...

  4. Francis Milburn Howlett - Wikipedia

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    In 1919 he presided over the zoological section of the 6th Indian Science Congress at Bombay, giving a talk on "tactics against insects." One of his most important findings was in noting the attraction of tephritid flies to methyl eugenol, a component that he identified from several others present in citronella oil.

  5. Eugenol - Wikipedia

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    Eugenol / ˈ j uː dʒ ɪ n ɒ l / is an allyl chain-substituted guaiacol, a member of the allylbenzene class of chemical compounds. [2] It is a colorless to pale yellow, aromatic oily liquid extracted from certain essential oils especially from clove , nutmeg , cinnamon , basil and bay leaf .

  6. Bactrocera dorsalis - Wikipedia

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    B. dorsalis thorax and abdomen. B. dorsalis is a species of tephritid fruit fly. Flies that belong to this family are usually small to medium-sized with colorful markings. In particular, B. dorsalis belongs to a complex of physically similar flies called the Bactrocera dorsalis complex, whose defining characteristics include a mostly black thorax and dark T-shaped marking on the fly's ...

  7. Agenor Mafra-Neto - Wikipedia

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    Agenor Mafra-Neto (born May 31, 1964) is a chemical ecology researcher and entrepreneur in the entomological field of insect chemical ecology.He is the CEO of ISCA Technologies, [1] a company specializing in the development semiochemical solutions for pest management, robotic smart traps and nanosensors.

  8. Methyleugenol - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 9 November 2010, at 06:03 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

  9. Malaise trap - Wikipedia

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    A Malaise trap. A Malaise trap is a large, tent-like structure used for trapping, killing, and preserving flying insects, particularly Hymenoptera and Diptera. The trap is made of a material such as PET (polyester) netting and can be various colours. Insects fly into the tent wall and are funneled into a collecting vessel attached to its ...