Bio-pesticide for Japanese beetles
OwnerMatias Habib, Kathleen Janickinventors
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Abstract
A pesticide compositionally comprising one or more carrier oils; one or more repellent oils; and an effective amount of quisqualic acid, wherein the pesticide composition is an emulsion for spray application to foliage and wherein physical contact with the pesticide is sufficient to kill a Japanese beetle.
Claims11
A pesticide composition comprising:
- one or more carrier oils;
- one or more repellent oils;
- an emulsifying agent;
- and
- an effective amount of quisqualic acid, wherein the pesticide composition is an emulsion for spray application to foliage and wherein physical contact of a Japanese beetle with the pesticide is sufficient to neutralize the Japanese beetle.
A pesticide emulsion for spraying on foliage comprising quisqualic acid in an amount sufficient to induce a neurologic effect on or impair a Japanese beetle exposed to physical contact therewith and one or more oils to suffocate the impaired Japanese beetle with approximately 4 to 6 hours of contact, the pesticide emulsion further comprising a detergent, lecithin, or a combination thereof for emulsifying the components in water.
A method of neutralizing pests comprising:
- applying an effective amount of quisqualic acid in an oil and water base emulsion to foliage or to a pest infestation, wherein the effective amount of quisqualic acid impairs the pest on contact with the emulsion, wherein the pests comprise Japanese beetles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.