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Table 1 Chemical components of Kasetsart University (KU) candidate lures

From: Semi-field evaluation of novel chemical lures for Aedes aegypti, Culex quinquefasciatus, and Anopheles minimus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Thailand

Candidate KU-lure

Chemical compound

Concentrationa (g/100 ml)

KU-lure no. 1

Lactic acid

10% w/v

Octenol

2% w/v

Isovaleric acid

4% w/v

KU-lure no. 2

Isoamyl alcohol

100% w/v

KU-lure no. 3

Octenol

100% w/v

KU-lure no. 4

Ammonium hydroxide

2.5% w/v

Isovaleric acid

4% w/v

Lactic acid

2% w/v

Myristic acid

0.0025% w/v

KU-lure no. 5

Lactic acid

2% w/v

Isovaleric acid

0.02% w/v

KU-lure no. 6

Lactic acid

2% w/v

Octenol

0.25% w/v

Isovaleric acid

0.5% w/v

  1. w/v Weight/volume
  2. aDistilled water was used as the solvent (Kim et al. [22])
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