Laundry additive for the treatment and prevention of bed bugs
OwnerStevan L. Troutmaninventor
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Abstract
A laundry additive such as a fabric dryer sheet formed of a flexible substrate contains an insecticidally effective amount of an insecticide, preferably a pyrethrum, in an amount between about 0.05 and about 10 grams per square foot. Alternatively, the insecticide may be included as a component in a rinse-cycle laundry additive. Such laundry additives are appropriate for use by institutions such as hotels, cruise ships, and nursing homes, hospitals, and shelters in the prevention and control of bed bugs.
Claims12
A fabric dryer sheet comprising a flexible substrate and an insecticidally effective amount of an insecticide, the flexible substrate containing between about 0.05 and about 10 grams per square foot of the insecticide.
A rinse added fabric treating composition comprising a solution comprising an insecticidally effective amount of an insecticide, the solution comprising from about 0.5 to about 10 percent by weight of the insecticide.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.