attractant
noun
at·trac·tant
ə-ˈtrak-tənt 
: a substance (such as a pheromone) that attracts specific animals (such as insects or individuals of the opposite sex)
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It’s covered in an adhesive that has an attractant to lure the flies to it, encouraging them to land.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
Use sticky traps to monitor levels and show which pots have gnats; however, this won’t provide control because the traps don’t contain an attractant.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2025
Among the bill’s requirements would be an assessment of the current black bear population, strategies for minimizing human-bear conflicts, public education initiatives, nonlethal deterrence methods, evaluation of population control measures and waste management practices to reduce attractants.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025
Bait isn’t the only attractant that can be used though.
—Skye Goode, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
Use sticky traps to monitor levels and show which pots have gnats; however, this won’t provide control because the traps don’t contain an attractant.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2025
Among the bill’s requirements would be an assessment of the current black bear population, strategies for minimizing human-bear conflicts, public education initiatives, nonlethal deterrence methods, evaluation of population control measures and waste management practices to reduce attractants.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025
Bait isn’t the only attractant that can be used though.
—Skye Goode, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for attractant
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“Attractant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attractant. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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attractant
noun
at·trac·tant
ə-ˈtrak-tənt
: something that attracts
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: a substance that attracts animals (as insects)
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