Attractant

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Attractant: - A chemical or agent that lures insects or other pests by stimulating their sense of smell.
[Environmental Protection Agency]

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New Recycling location in Rossland  -  Aug 2, 2008
KBS Radio,...site is maintained and people rinse their recyclables properly, the location shouldn't be any more of an attractant than any other structure in that area.

Big Bear Lake Fishing Report  -  Jul 30, 2008
Big Bear Grizzly,Whether trolling or bait fishing, anglers can compensate for the summer lake conditions by using a scent or attractant when fishing for trout.

CBS's second quarter was no breakout hit  -  Aug 1, 2008
BloggingStocks...and even with the decrease experienced in Q2, the cash flow was enough to cover the dividend, which is a major attractant of the stock.

HomeFront: A look at what's hot in home & garden  -  Jul 31, 2008
Lancaster Newspapers,The Natural Attractant Mosquito Trap uses no pesticides but mimics the natural conditions of human habitation by emitting light, warmth and carbon dioxide.

City officials view beautification tools  -  Jul 30, 2008
Appalachian News-Express,...reaction among residents, who want to beautify their property to match what the city is doing and as an attractant to people from outside the area.

Bear sightings down in Steamboat; residents advised to reduce ...  -  Aug 2, 2008
Steamboat Pilot,...“People who have fruit trees, those trees are a major attractant. People need to pick fruit as soon as it’s ripe and pick up fruit that falls to the ground

Dual-use Sexual Attraction And Population-control Chemicals Found ...  -  Jul 31, 2008
Science Daily (press release)...molecule in the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans that serves a dual purpose, working as both a population-control mechanism and a sexual attractant.

Nature’s Nasties  -  Aug 3, 2008
HobbyFarms.com,Standard pheromone-baited fly traps won’t attract tabanids but HorsePal Horsefly Traps (Newman Enterprises) are an innovative visual-attractant that will.

Bear plan contends with chicken feed  -  Aug 2, 2008
The Missoulian,...existing bear awareness efforts by making it easier for residents to spread the word when a bear is around and to report food attractant violations.

It’s that time of year — Japanese beetles are back  -  Aug 1, 2008
Centre Daily Times,The bait for these bags contains one of two types of attractants: either a floral scent or a floral scent and a sex attractant. Needless to say, the adult

Focus on: The timber rattler  -  Aug 1, 2008
Steuben Courier,Males are especially active at this time, seeking out females by following the pheromone (sex attractant odor) they emit. The gestation period is 4-5 months

Simple steps can keep bears  -  Aug 1, 2008
Newsdurhamregion.com,1 attractant for bears." In addition to garbage, other bear attractants include bird feeders, compost piles and dirty barbecues.

Fine-tuning sense of smell helps fruit flies find their mates  -  Aug 1, 2008
Newspost Online,Other strong fruity smells and a male pheromone, a chemical sex attractant, also shifted subsequent neural responses to those stimulants, adjusting the

Garbage seals fate of two bear cubs  -  Jul 31, 2008
The Westerly,Tyre said they've noticed a disturbing trend of pet food being left outside, or near doors which is as strong a bear attractant as garbage.

Trend of most bear sightings shifts to summer  -  Jul 30, 2008
CKPR,They remove the attractant, the bear goes away. We don't need to take any further action. So, it could be that people are kind of getting the message about

What do you do with a snorting, lunging bear?  -  Jul 30, 2008
Minden Times,Compost heaps are a mild attractant but what bears really love is bird food and dog food. Don’t leave them out. Hilhorst showed a photo of a bear dangling

Guntersville'sjig bite for sharksslowing down  -  Jul 30, 2008
The Huntsville Times - al.com,What kind of attractant would you add for that? Mullet? A strip of bonito? Crab juice? Where's Quint when you need answers?

War of the Roses:  -  Jul 22, 2008
Wall Street JournalThese yellow plastic contraptions lure the beetles with floral scent and the insect's own sex attractant, or pheromone. Intoxicated by the aroma,

Can we stop the aquatic invaders from S. America?  -  Jul 18, 2008
Seattle Post IntelligencerThe other factor that must be considered in using Attygalle's attractant is its short life span. Being volatile compounds, they may last only about a week

Monitoring Moths  -  Jul 28, 2008
Discover Moose Jaw,For this project, traps containing an artificial pheromone that mimics the natural Bertha armyworm female attractant are utilized to entice male moths into

Outdoors | Optimism spreads for sockeye fishery at Lake Wenatchee ...  -  Jul 13, 2008
Seattle Times,Many add krill-gel scent to their hooks as an attractant, or a tiny gob of Power Bait. On the western side of the Cascades, hopes are fading fast for a

Young anglers lured into fishing  -  Jul 10, 2008
Melbourne Herald Sun,Another difference was that the soft plastic lures were impregnated with a fish-attractant scent. The scents were so deadly that sometimes a lure cast over

Bee-autiful lesson  -  Jul 26, 2008
Worcester Telegram,And it pays to refrain from blabbing too much, as carbon dioxide from breath is another attractant. Bananas, Mr. Oles, said, or the odor of them,

Stink bug outlook unpredictable in cotton  -  Jul 25, 2008
Southeast Farm PressPheromone attractant traps for brown stink bugs provided some information on the timing of flights, though trap counts were often low and the traps were

Cheap power for the people?  -  Jul 24, 2008
Idaho Mountain Express and Guide,..."Direct heating of premium attraction, such as pools and greenhouses, can act as an additional attractant for the desired influx of tourists," Lovell wrote.

Bear facts look good  -  Jul 23, 2008
North Lake Tahoe Bonanza,...this community is quickly becoming a model community for its proactive stance on eliminating the bears’ attractant — unprotected trash.

The science behind mosquitoes is all about carbon dioxide  -  Jul 23, 2008
Daily Gleaner,Carbon dioxide is a very strong attractant for mosquitoes, which is why they often prefer feasting on adults instead of small children, because larger

Curbside composting for Boulder hits speed bump  -  Jul 23, 2008
Daily Camera,..."It would seem odd to institute a program with any question that there would be an increased attractant to bears." But acting city manager Stephanie

SkeeterVac mosquito eliminator, $99 off, Northern Tool & Equipment  -  Jul 19, 2008
WalletPop,With the addition of a time released attractant lure, which can be adjusted for local conditions, the SkeeterVac is claimed to effectively draw in

Garbage-reduction efforts up, bear conflicts down  -  Jul 17, 2008
Whistler Question,...“It just proves that once you clean up the attractant, you have cleaned up the potential for conflict. Bears don’t waste their time looking for food where

Stroll through time turns into name game  -  Jul 21, 2008
Buffalo News,Golf has gone mainstream and, thanks to Woods, the growth in purses is a powerful attractant for amateurs with game. Fewer and fewer are the number of

ICAST Opens Doors, Rolls Out Products  -  Jul 16, 2008
Net Newsledger,If that's not enough to get me changed over, I have the option of using the Gulp Alive spray attractant in shrimp. Having seen the pros using the Gulp!

Ross-Simons' redesign throws customers a curve  -  Jul 15, 2008
National Jeweler Network,But, he warns, retailers should be careful of which fragrance they select for their store, as scents can "be an attractant but also a repellent.

Nighttime: Is the Right Time for Summer Largemouths  -  Jul 15, 2008
RedOrbit,Spraying attractant on you lure, or using lures with rattles, lures that give off vibrations, or make sounds are a plus. Also, a steady retrieve will aid in

Inquirer Gardening Columnist  -  Jul 11, 2008
Philadelphia Inquirer,If you have acquired a trap with pheromone attractant, place it far from vegetables or flower beds - it will simply lure hundreds of beetles to your plants.

GIMME SHELTER- Sting operation: How to shoo yellowjackets  -  Jul 10, 2008
The Hook,However, there are also some traps on the market that use sugar water as an attractant, and there is an aerial spray called Orange Guard that is organic.

Striper action moderate to good  -  Jul 9, 2008
Today's News-Herald,The use of a scent-attractant has been proven to increase the odds of catching fish — it leaves a trail of scent that the fish follow and when they get it

Lee: Baby skunks are always among the wildlife center's favorite ...  -  Jul 5, 2008
LubbockOnline.com,Pet food left outdoors is always a big attractant for these nocturnal mammals, as it is for opossums. Almost 90 percent of skunks die during their first

Judge approves DNR lynx plan, By LAUREL BEAGER, Editor  -  Jul 16, 2008
International Falls Daily Journal,Not using fresh meat for bait and only using scent as an attractant on traps will make it tougher to harvest fisher and martin, he added.

Données actuelles sur la physiopathologie des lésions osseuses du ...  -  Jul 24, 2008
Hématologie,MIP-1α est un chémo-attractant pour les ostéoclastes humains [40] et un inducteur de la formation ostéoclastique in vitro dans les cultures de moelle




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