Methods and Compositions for the Treatment and Prevention of Citrus Greening Disease
AssigneeUniversity of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
InventorsRussell L. Rouseff, Lukasz L. Stelinski
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to methods and compositions for the prevention of citrus greening disease. In one embodiment, there is provided a method for repelling or killing insect vectors of citrus greening disease comprising exposing the vectors to an effective amount of at least one volatile compound set forth in Tables 1 and 2 herein. In one embodiment, the volatile compound is dimethyl disulfide.
Claims20
A method for repelling or killing vectors of citrus greening disease comprising:
- exposing the vectors to an effective amount of at least one volatile compound set forth in Tables 1 and 2 to repel or kill at least one of the vectors of citrus greening disease.
A method for treating citrus plants infected with vectors of citrus greening disease comprising:
- administering to the citrus plants or an area about the citrus plants an effective amount of at least one volatile compound set forth in Tables 1 and 2 to repel or kill at least one of the vectors of citrus greening disease.
A method of imparting, augmenting or enhancing the repellent effect of a composition for repelling vectors carrying citrus greening disease comprising:
- incorporating into the composition at least one volatile compound set forth in Tables 1 and 2 in an amount effective to repel or kill at least one of the vectors carrying citrus greening disease.
An insecticide composition comprising:
- at least one volatile compound set forth in Tables 1 and 2 in an amount effective to repel or kill at least one vector of citrus greening disease;
- and
- an agriculturally acceptable carrier.
A method for repelling or killing vectors of citrus greening disease comprising:
- exposing the vectors to an effective amount of a dimethyl disulfide composition to repel or kill at least one of the vectors of citrus greening disease.
An article of manufacture comprising:
- an amount of dimethyl disulfide effective to repel or kill at least one vector of citrus greening disease;
- an agriculturally acceptable carrier for the dimethyl disulfide;
- a container comprising the amount of dimethyl disulfide and the agriculturally acceptable carrier;
- and
- means for applying the dimethyl disulfide and the agriculturally acceptable carrier from the container to a target area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.