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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One problem with this pollinator attractant and sweet-smelling plant is its brittle wood is affected by strong winds.
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Growers affix brown packets of pheromones or specialized attractants to the wires for when a certain butterfly shows up to lay eggs on the grape vines.
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But people sometimes leave trash in the area, serving as an attractant for wild animals.
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Southern pine beetles normally pool their efforts by using chemical attractants called pheromones to summon each other to target trees.
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Traps are simply an attractant (food or foodlike aroma) placed inside a container the pests can crawl into but can't get out of easily.
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While Council’s efforts are for his personal use and for his customers’ angling pleasure, the TP&W department also regularly relies on fish attractants as part of their habitat improvement activities.
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Catnip This fragrant mint cousin contains a natural chemical called nepetalactone, which is both a feline attractant and a useful insect repellent.
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That suggested the ethanol wasn't solely serving as an attractant, says Ranger, whose study was published April 9 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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First Known Use of attractant
1889
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