Compositions and methods for control of sand flies and other blood sucking insects
AssigneeGenesis Laboratories, Inc.
InventorRichard POCHE
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Abstract
The invention relates to a new rapid release oral formulation of fipronil or imidacloprid for the effective control of blood-sucking insect populations. Embodiments of the invention relate to their use by incorporation into a feed-through formulation that can be administered orally to host animals such as birds, goats, dogs, and cattle for the rapid effective control of blood sucking insects. The formulation is fast acting and the residue of the chemicals present in the feces serves as a larvacide, effectively controlling newly hatched larvae.
Claims19
An orally administered composition for controlling ectoparasites, endoparasites, and larvae thereof, in a livestock animal, wherein the composition comprises imidacloprid and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of:
- ivermectin, abamectin, doramectin, emamectin, and eprinomectin;
- wherein the livestock animal is a milk-producing animal, a meat producing animal, or a reproducing animal;
- wherein administration of the composition to the live stock animal improves milk production, improves meat production, or the increases the number of live births.
A method of controlling ectoparasites, endoparasites, and larvae thereof, in a livestock animal, the method comprising administering to the livestock animal a composition comprising imidacloprid and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of:
- ivermectin, abamectin, doramectin, emamectin, and eprinomectin;
- wherein the livestock animal is a milk-producing animal, a meat producing animal, or a reproducing animal;
- and wherein the method improves milk production, improves meat production, or the increases the number of live births.
A method of controlling ectoparasites, endoparasites, and larvae thereof, in a livestock animal, the method comprising administering to the livestock animal a composition comprising fipronil and at least one insecticide selected from the group consisting of:
- abamectin, doramectin, emamectin, and eprinomectin;
- wherein the livestock animal is a milk-producing animal, a meat producing animal, or a reproducing animal;
- wherein the method improves milk production, improves meat production, or the increases the number of live births.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.