# US 2017/0280731 A1 · Compositions and methods for repelling coleopterans

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- Number: US 2017/0280731 A1
- Document ID: US20170280731A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/594,258
- Filed: 2017-05-12
- Published: 2017-10-05
- Earliest claimed: 2015-11-11
- Assignees: ISCA Technologies, Inc.
- Applicants: Isca Technologies, Inc.
- Inventors: Agenor Mafra-Neto; Josue Isaias Ponce; William H. Urrutia; Carmem R. Bernardi; Rodrigo Oliveira Da Silva
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170280731A1

## CPC

- A01N 35/06: containing keto or thioketo groups as part of a ring, e.g. cyclohexanone, quinone; Derivatives thereof, e.g. ketals
- A01N 25/18: Vapour or smoke emitting compositions with delayed or sustained release
- A01N: PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF (preservation of food or foodstuff A23); BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES (preparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes which kill or prevent the growth or proliferation of unwanted organisms A61K); PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS

## Abstract

Compositions and methods for repelling coleopterans. The compositions contain a substrate and an anti-aggregation pheremone intermixed within the substrate. The pheremone may be verbenone, methyl salycylate, wintergreen oil, or combinations thereof.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A system for repelling coleopterans, the system comprising:
a polymeric or wax substrate selected from the group consisting of a wax emulsion, microspheres, a latex solution, hot melt glue, a resin, and plastic flakes; and
an anti-aggregation pheremone intermixed within the substrate, wherein the anti-aggregation pheremone is selected from the group consisting of verbenone, methyl salicylate, wintergreen oil extracted from the leaves of a plant within the Gaultheria genus, an extract and infusion from the botanical orders Alismatales, Apiales, Arecales, Asparagales, Asterales, Brassicales, Canellales, Caryophyllales, Cycadales, Dipsacales, Ericales, Fabales, Gentianales, Lamiales, Laurales, Magnoliales, Malpighiales, Malvales, Myrtales, Pinales, Poales, Ranunculales, Rosales, Sapindales, Solanales, Theales or Zingiberales, and combinations thereof.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, further comprising an insect toxicant.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the substrate is a wax emulsion formed by:
melting a wax; and
adding to the melted wax, an oil, an emulsifier, a preservative, and water heated above the melting temperature of the wax to form the wax emulsion.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the anti-aggregation pheremone is a combination of verbenone and methyl salicylate.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the anti-aggregation pheremone is a combination of verbenone and wintergreen oil extracted from the leaves of a plant within the Gaultheria genus.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the anti-aggregation pheremone is a combination of verbenone, methyl salycylate, and wintergreen oil extracted from the leaves of a plant within the Gaultheria genus.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the coleopteran is from the genera Dendroctonus spp., Rhynchophorus spp., Hypothenemus spp., Xylosandrus spp., Cosmopolites spp., Alphitobius spp., Sphenophorus spp., and Anthonomus spp.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The system of claim 7, wherein the coleopteran is the coffee berry borer.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The system of claim 7, wherein the coleopteran is Cosmopolites sordidus.

### Claim 10 (depends on 7)

The system of claim 7, wherein the coleopteran is Alphitobius diaperinus.

### Claim 11 (depends on 7)

The system of claim 7, wherein the coleopteran is Sphenophorus levis.

### Claim 12 (depends on 7)

The system of claim 7, wherein the coleopteran is Anthonomus grandis.

### Claim 13

A method of repelling coleopterans in a region, the method comprising administering a system to the region, the system comprising:
a polymeric or wax substrate selected from the group consisting of a wax emulsion, microspheres, a latex solution, hot melt glue, a resin, and plastic flakes; and
an anti-aggregation pheremone intermixed within the substrate, wherein the anti-aggregation pheremone is selected from the group consisting of verbenone, methyl salicylate, wintergreen oil extracted from the leaves of a plant within the Gaultheria genus, an extract and infusion from the botanical orders Alismatales, Apiales, Arecales, Asparagales, Asterales, Brassicales, Canellales, Caryophyllales, Cycadales, Dipsacales, Ericales, Fabales, Gentianales, Lamiales, Laurales, Magnoliales, Malpighiales, Malvales, Myrtales, Pinales, Poales, Ranunculales, Rosales, Sapindales, Solanales, Theales or Zingiberales, and combinations thereof.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The method of claim 13, wherein the anti-aggregation pheremone is a combination of verbenone and methyl salicylate.

### Claim 15 (depends on 13)

The method of claim 13, wherein the anti-aggregation pheremone is a combination of verbenone and wintergreen oil extracted from the leaves of a plant within the Gaultheria genus.

### Claim 16 (depends on 13)

The method of claim 13, wherein the anti-aggregation pheremone is a combination of verbenone, methyl salycylate, and wintergreen oil extracted from the leaves of a plant within the Gaultheria genus.

### Claim 17 (depends on 13)

The method of claim 13, wherein the coleopteran is from the genera Dendroctonus spp., Rhynchophorus spp., Hypothenemus spp., Xylosandrus spp., Cosmopolites spp., Alphitobius spp., Sphenophorus spp., and Anthonomus spp.

### Claim 18

A method for dislodging coffee berry borer from a coffee berry, the method comprising administering a system on or in the vicinity of the coffee berry, the system comprising:
a polymeric or wax substrate selected from the group consisting of a wax emulsion, microspheres, a latex solution, hot melt glue, a resin, and plastic flakes; and
an anti-aggregation pheremone intermixed within the substrate, wherein the anti-aggregation pheremone is selected from the group consisting of verbenone, methyl salicylate, wintergreen oil extracted from the leaves of a plant within the Gaultheria genus, an extract and infusion from the botanical orders Alismatales, Apiales, Arecales, Asparagales, Asterales, Brassicales, Canellales, Caryophyllales, Cycadales, Dipsacales, Ericales, Fabales, Gentianales, Lamiales, Laurales, Magnoliales, Malpighiales, Malvales, Myrtales, Pinales, Poales, Ranunculales, Rosales, Sapindales, Solanales, Theales or Zingiberales, and combinations thereof.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The method of claim 18, wherein the anti-aggregation pheremone is a combination of verbenone and methyl salicylate.

### Claim 20 (depends on 18)

The method of claim 18, wherein the anti-aggregation pheremone is a combination of verbenone and wintergreen oil extracted from the leaves of a plant within the Gaultheria genus.

### Claim 21 (depends on 18)

The method of claim 18, wherein the anti-aggregation pheremone is a combination of verbenone, methyl salycylate, and wintergreen oil extracted from the leaves of a plant within the Gaultheria genus.