Substance which attracts animals. Some attractants fulfill natural biological functions such as mating or predation: others may be used to attract animals for monitoring or for control. See also pheromone Found on http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/iupacglossary/glossarya.html
(from the article `chemoreception`) At least four classes of chemicals are recognized that affect feeding behaviour: (1) attractants: odours eliciting movement toward the source; (2) ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/122
Material with odour that attracts insects (lure and kill) used to lure insects to traps, or poison-bait stations. Usually classed as food, oviposition and sex attractants. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php