Spot-on pesticide composition containing a pyrethroid and macrocyclic lactone
AssigneeSergeant's Pet Care Products, Inc.
InventorsLarry Nouvel, Donald W Kelley
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Abstract
A spot-on pesticide composition for animals, specifically mammals, namely dogs, which composition comprises a combination of a pyrethroid and a macrocyclic lactone selected from avermectin, ivermectin, selamectin, moxidectin, milbemycin and any combination thereof, and optionally fipronil and/or an insect growth regulator, in doses and proportions which are parasiticidally effective against a variety of insects and pests, and in a formulation which is convenient for local application to the animal's skin, preferably localized over a small surface area.
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A spot-on pesticidal composition comprising between about 0.25% to about 60% (w/w) pyrethroid and about 0.01% to about 10% (w/w) macrocyclic lactone.
A spot-on pesticidal composition comprising between about 0.25% to about 60% (w/w) pyrethroid, about 0.01% to about 10% (w/w) macrocyclic lactone, and about 1% to about 20% (w/w) of an insect growth regulator.
A spot-on pesticidal composition comprising between about 0.25% to about 60% (w/w) pyrethroid, about 0.01% to about 10% (w/w) macrocyclic lactone, and an effective amount of a paresthesia-reducing agent selected from the group consisting of purified diethylene glycol monoethyl ether, tocopherol succinate, tocopherol nicotinate, and combinations thereof.
A spot-on pesticidal composition comprising about 1% to about 20% (w/w) pyrethroid, 1% to about 20% (w/w) fipronil, and about 0.01% to about 10% (w/w) macrocyclic lactone.
A spot-on pesticidal composition comprising about 1% to about 20% (w/w) pyrethroid, 1% to about 20% (w/w) fipronil, about 0.01% to about 10% (w/w) macrocyclic lactone, and about 1% to about 20% (w/w) of an insect growth regulator.
A method of killing heartworm, insect and pest pupae and adults on an animal, which method comprises administering a localized cutaneous application between the shoulders of the animal, a spot-on composition comprising about 0.25% to about 60% (w/w) pyrethroid and about 0.01% to about 10% (w/w) macrocyclic lactone.
A method of killing heartworm, insect and pest pupae and adults on an animal, which method comprises administering a localized cutaneous application between the shoulders of the animal, a spot-on composition comprising about 1% to about 20% (w/w) pyrethroid, aboutl% to about 20% (w/w) fipronil, and about 0.01% to about 10% (w/w) macrocyclic lactone.
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