COMPOSITION ATTRACTING INSECTS PERTAINING TO THE COLEOPTERA FAMILY AND USE THEREOF IN THE CONTROL OF PLAGUES IN PALM-TREES AND RELATED PLANTS

摘要

The composition comprises a semisynthetic mixture (a) which includes (a1) an organic compound which is essentially emitted in the fermentation of vegetable parts of the palm-tree or related plant and (a2) a vegetable material obtained from the palm tree or related plant and which has been ground, fermented and stabilized and (a3) an organic compound emitted in minor quantity during the fermentation of vegetable parts of the palm-tree or related plant; and (b) a pheromone which is appropriate for the inserct to be controlled. The method comprises the application of said composition to a plantation of palm-tree and related plants to be protected. The composition and the method apply to agriculture.