# US 11,109,587 B2 · Limonene: formulation and insecticide use

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- Number: US 11,109,587 B2
- Document ID: US11109587B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/520,272
- Filed: 2015-10-20
- Published: 2017-11-02
- Granted: 2021-09-07
- Earliest claimed: 2014-10-20
- Assignees: Arysta Lifescience Benelux Sprl
- Applicants: Agryphar Sprl
- Inventors: Alan Pirotte
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11109587B2

## CPC

- A01N 25/02: containing liquids as carriers, diluents or solvents
- A01N 27/00: Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing hydrocarbons
- A01N 25/00: Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterised by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of application {, e.g. seed treatment or sequential application}; Substances for reducing the noxious effect of the active ingredients to organisms other than pests
- A01N: PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF (preservation of food or foodstuff A23); BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES (preparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes which kill or prevent the growth or proliferation of unwanted organisms A61K); PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS

## Abstract

The current invention concerns a composition, in the form of an emulsifiable concentrate, comprising more than 50% limonene as active ingredient and a surfactant system with an anionic wetting agent and a non-ionic polymeric surfactant and with less than 10 wt % solvent. The composition with high load of nature derived active ingredient remains stable, preferably even when subjected to cold storage. The invention also provides in the use of a limonene comprising composition as acaricide or insecticide, and in a method of treating plants and crops with a limonene comprising composition.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An insecticidal or acaricidal composition, comprising
an emulsifiable concentrate comprising more than 50 wt % limonene as an active ingredient,
between 12-20 wt % of an emulsifying fatty alcohol ethoxylate surfactant having a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB) between 7 and 12, and no emulsifying surfactant having an HLB of 12 to 16,
less than 10 wt % solvent,
between 15-25 wt % of an anionic surfactant wetting agent;
wherein all weights are based on the total weight of the composition,
wherein the insecticidal or acaricidal emulsifiable concentrate, upon dilution with water and spraying as a water diluted spray, provides a dose rate of 60 g to 1,800 g limonene per hectare such that the composition is effective in the treatment of Acari or mites, Coccoidea or scales and Aleyrodidae or white flies, and
wherein the insecticidal or acaricidal emulsifiable concentrate is stable after 14 days at a temperature of 0° C., −5° C., room temperature or 54° C.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The insecticidal or acaricidal composition according to claim 1, with a cold storage stability at a temperature between −5° C. to +4° C. for at least one day.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The insecticidal or acaricidal composition according to claim 1 wherein limonene is present as terpene-rich oil.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The insecticidal or acaricidal composition according to claim 3, wherein the terpene-rich oil is orange oil.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The insecticidal or acaricidal composition according to claim 1, further comprising an antioxidant selected from the group consisting of diphenylamine, ethoxyquin, BHA (3-t-butyl-4-hydroxyanisole and 2-t-butyl-4-hydroxyanisole), BHT (2,6-di-tert-butyl-p-cresol), ascorbic acid, a tocopherol, a polyphenol, or a combination thereof.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The insecticidal or acaricidal composition according to claim 1, further comprising less than 1% by weight antioxidant.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The insecticidal or acaricidal composition according to claim 6, comprising less than 0.1% by weight antioxidant.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The insecticidal or acaricidal composition according to claim 1, comprising less than 1 wt. % solvent based on the total weight of the composition, wherein the composition is unclassified for toxicity.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The insecticidal or acaricidal composition according to claim 1, comprising between 12 and 20 wt % emulsifying fatty alcohol ethoxylate surfactant and between 15 and 20 wt % anionic surfactant wetting agent expressed as the total weight of the composition.