Compositions, devices and methods for control of pests using vapor activity
Assignee0903608 B.C. Ltd.
InventorsKaran Manhas, Annett Rozek, Nathan Woodbury, Shannon Lentz, Robert James Etsu Takeuchi, Sasha Ozeroff
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Abstract
Devices and methods for the control of pests using the vapors of a pesticidal and/or pest control composition are disclosed. Compositions, devices and methods for the selective control of pests while not harming one or more beneficial insects are also disclosed. In some embodiments, the pests are bed bugs, fleas, lice, ticks, or the like. In some embodiments, the pests are varroa mites and the beneficial insects are honey bees.
Claims17
A device for releasing vapors of at least one of a pesticidal and a pest control composition to kill a pest, the device comprising a substrate impregnated with the composition,
- wherein the device additionally comprises a treatment enclosure adapted to enclose the substrate and at least one infested article, the treatment enclosure comprising a structure for fully or partially sealing the treatment enclosure to contain said vapors while enclosing the at least one infested article;
- wherein the treatment enclosure comprises a volume of between 70 L and 1200 L and the pesticidal composition comprises neem oil in a concentration of 0.00055% to 0.011% by volume per volume of the treatment enclosure.
A device for releasing vapors of at least one of a pesticidal and a pest control composition for killing pests, the device comprising a substrate impregnated with the composition,
- wherein the device additionally comprises a treatment enclosure adapted to enclose the substrate and at least one infested article, the treatment enclosure comprising a structure for fully or partially sealing the treatment enclosure to contain said vapors while enclosing the at least one infested article, the structure comprising a flexible outer layer that is impermeable or substantially impermeable to pesticidal vapors;
- wherein the pesticidal composition comprises neem oil in a concentration of 0.00055% to 0.011% by volume per volume of the treatment enclosure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.