Pest Control Materials
AssigneeInsectshield Limited
InventorsBruce Alexander, Stephen John Russell
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Abstract
A pest control material (11), such as mosquito netting, has a surface (12) with abrasive/absorptive microprojections (13). Insect pests such as mosquitoes suffer damage to their cuticle, resulting in dehydration and/or invasion by microbial pathogens. The material is made by coating a fabric with abrasive and/or absorptive materials.
Claims21
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A pest control material having a surface with microprojections.
A method for controlling pests, comprising deployment of a material having a surface with microprojections.
A method for making a pest control material, comprising causing a material to have microprojections.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.