Patent ID: 8067469

Claim:
A lure for attracting flying insects selected from the group of species consisting of Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus, Aedes vexans, Anopheles atropos, Anopheles crucians, Anopheles punctipennis, Anopheles walkeri, Culex erraticus, Culex nigripalpus, Culex pipiens, Culex quinquefasciatus, Culex salinarius, Culiseta melanura, Ochlerotatus canadensis, Ochlerotatus fulvus - pallens, Ochlerotatus infirmatus, Ochlerotatus intrudens, Ochlerotatus triseriatus , and Psorophora ferox , comprising: (1) a first chemical attractant, containing a solution of lactic acid in a carrier, wherein the carrier is selected from the group consisting of a polymeric gel and a porous material; and (2) a second chemical attractant, containing a source of ammonia; said first and second attractants being physically isolated from each other prior to use of the lure, and being disposed in a gaseous carrier to release lactic acid at a rate of about 1 mg/hr to about 30 mg/hr.