Definition of attractant
:a substance (such as a pheromone) that attracts specific animals (such as insects or individuals of the opposite sex)
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Fruit juice or meat can be used as attractants as well.
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Greenhills officials said removing attractants is the most important and effective way to lessen the chance of a coyote appearing on your property.
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An anode rod will corrode before the steel does, and in effect serves as a sacrificial rust attractant.
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In field trials, their blend of bed bug attractant caught 100 percent of bed bugs.
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First Known Use of attractant
1889
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