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NecDew - Synthetic Nectar-Honeydew Ant Bait

Detailed Technology Description: None

Supplementary Information: Inventor: Warner, Jack Richard | Scheffrahn, Rudolf H.
Priority Number: US7048918B2
IPC Current: A01N003744 | A01M000120 | A01N002500 | A01N004304 | A01N005914 | A01M000102
US Class: 424084 | 424660 | 514023 | 514053 | 514054 | 514400 | 514419 | 514423 | 514556 | 514557 | 514561 | 514562 | 514563 | 514564 | 514565 | 514567 | 514568
Assignee Applicant: University of Florida Research Foundation Inc.inesville
Title: Insect bait
Usefulness: Insect bait
Summary: Application of (I) in a location is useful to control insects (claimed) e.g. ants (preferred), flies, silverfish or roaches. (I) is also useful as an insect feed that provides an attractive and nutritious food source for insects in entomological research laboratories.
Novelty: Insect bait, useful to attract and control e.g. ants, flies, silverfish and cockroaches, comprises a plurality of amino acids, a sugar and a preservative

Industry: Agriculture

Sub Category: Pest/Insect

Others

*Abstract

Mimics an Ant's Normal Diet to Increase the Effectiveness of the Insecticide
This development in ant bait technology efficiently eliminates large ant colonies for farmers and homeowners. An ant's diet typically consists of nectars and honeydews; our attractant formula precisely mimics these dietary sources, significantly increasing the consumption of bait. Comprehensive laboratory and field-tests (on the white-footed ant, one of the most difficult to control pest ant species) prove NecDew™ is significantly better at attracting and exterminating pests than existing insecticides.

Applications

Homeowners, farmers, and pest control professionals will use the superior bait to engage and destroy ant colonies

Advantages

Designed to replicate an ant's normal diet, even the most discerning ant palate (i.e. the white-footed ant) is unable to distinguish between Nectars, Honeydews, and our Synthetic Nectar-Honeydew matrix, dramatically increasing the effectiveness of insecticides
Provides substantial savings to pest control operators by preventing the need for multiple applications of less effective insecticides
Able to be used in conjunction with numerous insect toxins (in liquid, gel, or granule form), NecDew™ offers flexibility

Technology

Developed at the University of Florida's premier Department of Entomology and Nematology, the NecDew™ formula, specifically designed to cater to pest ants' palates, is a state-of-the-art attractant. Cognizant of the characteristics necessary to improve the efficacy of insecticides, our research-ers formulated NecDew™ to maximize the consumption of numerous insect toxins and amplify the rate of uptake. NecDew™ attractant is a techno-logically advanced and cost effective bait.

*Principal Investigator: Name: Rudolf Scheffrahn
Department:

Name: Jack Warner
Department:

Country/Region: USA

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