Insect Attractant Muscalure 90% Z-9-Tricosene TC Sex Pheromones for the Female Houseflies Fly Rushes Muscamone
Z-9-Tricosene, known as muscalure, is an insect pheromone found in dipteran flies such as the housefly.
Females produce it to attract males to mate.
It is used as a pesticide, as in Maxforce Quickbayt by Bayer, luring males to traps to prevent them from reproducing.
This product can be used as an attractant for flies and other insect.
When used in combination with insecticide, it will significantly improve the efficiency of insecticide and effectively reduce the use of insecticide.
PRODUCT | Muscalure |
SYNONYMS: | Z-9-tricosene |
ICAMA REG.NO. | WP20080055 |
CHEMICAL FORMULA: | CH3(CH2)7CH==CH(CH2)12CH3 |
MOLECULAR WEIGHT: | 322.6 |
APPEARANCE: | Clear, water-white to yellow |
ODOR: | Mild to oily. Faint waxy |
SOLUBILITY: | Soluble in hydrocarbons, alcohols, ketones, esters. Insoluble in water. |
SPECIFIC GRAVITY AT 25°C | 0.807 |
BOILING RANGE: | 174-178°C @0.1 mm |
FLASH POINT (closed cup): | >235°F (113°C) |
ANALYSIS: | Z-9-Tricosene = 90% |
SUGGESTED USES: | Sex pheromones for the female housefly |
OTHER NAMES: | Cis-9-Tricosene Muscamone (Z)-9-Tricosene (9Z)-tricos-9-ene (9E)-tricos-9-ene Z-9-Tricosine |
1.Muscalure attracts for pest like fly,rushes etc.
2.Muscalure is widely used combined with insecticides to enhance the killing ability.The suggest dose in formulation is 0.05-0.5%.
3.Muscalure is to gather insects to entice the pest to gather and feed, and to kill the pests.
As the male and female housefly sex attractant, mating disruption, sometimes as poison and mixed pesticides.