US 11,944,090 B2
Compositions and methods for attracting fire ants
Jian Chen, Greenville, MS (US)
Assigned to The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US)
Filed by The United States of America, as represented by The Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US)
Filed on Aug. 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/879,968.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/231,816, filed on Aug. 11, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0056428 A1, Feb. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. A01N 37/42 (2006.01); A01N 25/00 (2006.01)
CPC A01N 25/006 (2013.01) 22 Claims
 
1. A fire ant attracting composition comprising at least one fire ant food source, and at least one of 9-oxo-2-decenoic acid, 10-oxo-dodecanoic acid, 11-oxo-dodecanoic acid, or a mixture thereof, optionally a carrier, and optionally a fire ant insecticide wherein the composition is effective in attracting fire ants.