Attractant
A chemical or agent that lures insects or other pests by stimulating their sense of smell.
Attrition ...
attractant
Substance which attracts animals. Some attractants fulfill natural biological functions such as mating or predation: others may be used to attract animals for monitoring or for control.
See also pheromone ...
Various sugars and amino acids can serve as attractants while some substances such as acid or alkali serve as repellants in microbial chemotaxis.
 See also: Residue, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Characteristic, Structure
  
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