Ethyl nicotinate is a chemical attractant used to prevent and control plant pests. Ethyl nicotinate was found to be a potent attractant forThrips obscuratus in peaches and apricots. It is more attractive than ripe fruit and catches peak at harvest. Long season trapping demonstrated the efficiency of chemical traps compared to unbaited traps. The attractiveness of the chemical was maintained for at least 2 weeks when 50 μl of the chemical was placed in an open 2 ml vial cap. Various pyralids, geometrids (Lepidoptera), and chironomids (Diptera) were also attracted in low numbers to ethyl nicotinate[1].
화학적 성질
clear colourless to yellow liquid
용도
Ethyl nicotinate is a nicotinic acid derivative used for skin-conditioning cosmetics.