FORMULATION OF SUSTAINED-RELEASE PHEROMONES AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PEST USING THE SAME

Abstract

The present invention provides a sustained-release pheromone formulation comprising at least: a mixture containing at least one pheromone-based substance, such as a sex pheromone-based substance, which is an aldehyde compound having a total of 14 to 18 carbon atoms with three or more unsaturated carbon-carbon bonds, and an aliphatic acetate having a total of 2 to 4 carbon atoms more than the total number of carbon atoms of the sex pheromone; and a container for the mixture. The present invention further provides a pest control method comprising at least one step of installing the aforementioned sustained-release pheromone formulation in a field to release the pheromone-based substance, such as the sex pheromone-based substance, from within the sustained-release pheromone formulation.