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Assignee0903608 B.C. Ltd.
InventorsKaran MANHAS, Annett ROZEK, Nathan WOODBURY, Shannon LENTZ, Robert James Etsu TAKEUCHI, Sasha OZEROFF, Jay K. SHAH
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Devices and methods for the control of pests, including plant pests, using the vapors of a plant health, pesticidal and/or pest control composition are disclosed. Compositions, devices and methods for the selective control of plant or other pests while not harming one or more beneficial insects are also disclosed. In some embodiments, the pests are include bugs, fleas, lice, ticks, plant pathogenic insects, acari, or the like. In some embodiments, the pests are varroa mites and the beneficial insects are honey bees.
A device for releasing vapors of at least one of a plant health and a plant pest control composition, the device comprising a substrate impregnated with the composition, an impermeable housing comprising a flexible pillow packaged or envelope containing the substrate, wherein the housing comprises one or more apertures adapted for releasing vapors from the substrate, and additionally comprising a removable peel strip, said peel strip comprising a flexible vapor impermeable sheet material removably adhered to the housing to provide for controllable opening of the apertures to release said vapors by a user.
The treatment enclosure according to claim 11, wherein said at least one substance comprises nitric oxide.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.