# US 2022/0030853 A1 · Soil blends containing an insecticide and methods for production and use thereof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2022/0030853 A1 - Document ID: US20220030853A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/502,228 - Filed: 2021-10-15 - Published: 2022-02-03 - Earliest claimed: 2015-06-03 - Assignees: Med-X, Inc. - Applicants: Med-X, Inc. - Inventors: Matthew W. MILLS - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20220030853A1 ## CPC - A01N 25/08: containing solids as carriers or diluents - A01N 61/00: Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing substances of unknown or undetermined composition, e.g. substances characterised only by the mode of action - A01P 7/00: Arthropodicides - A01P 7/04: Insecticides - C05G 3/60: Biocides or preservatives, e.g. disinfectants, pesticides or herbicides; Pest repellants or attractants - 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 - A01P: BIOCIDAL, PEST REPELLANT, PEST ATTRACTANT OR PLANT GROWTH REGULATORY ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR PREPARATIONS - C05G: MIXTURES OF FERTILISERS COVERED INDIVIDUALLY BY DIFFERENT SUBCLASSES OF CLASS C05; MIXTURES OF ONE OR MORE FERTILISERS WITH MATERIALS NOT HAVING A SPECIFIC FERTILISING ACTIVITY, e.g. PESTICIDES, SOIL-CONDITIONERS, WETTING AGENTS (organic fertilisers containing added bacterial cultures, mycelia, or the like C05F11/08; organic fertilisers containing plant vitamins or hormones C05F11/10); FERTILISERS CHARACTERISED BY THEIR FORM ## Abstract Effective delivery of an insecticide to a growing plant can sometimes be problematic. Topical delivery of an insecticide at the post-emergence stage of growth can sometimes be ineffective. It can also be difficult to deliver an insecticide to the roots of a growing plant, such as to combat a subsurface insect infestation. Accordingly, soil blends having insecticidal activity can comprise a soil medium, a porous soil additive, and an insecticide dispersed within the soil medium. Such soil blends may be used in conjunction with cultivating a variety of plants. Methods for producing the soil blends can comprise providing a soil medium and a porous soil additive, and dispersing the porous soil additive and an insecticide within the soil medium. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A soil blend comprising: a soil medium; a porous soil additive; and an insecticide dispersed within the soil medium. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The soil blend of claim 1, wherein the insecticide is at least partially infiltrated within the porous soil additive. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The soil blend of claim 1, further comprising: one or more additional soil additives. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The soil blend of claim 1, wherein the insecticide comprises one or more essential oils. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The soil blend of claim 4, wherein the insecticide further comprises an aqueous carrier and an emulsifier. ### Claim 6 A method comprising: providing a soil blend comprising: a soil medium; a porous soil additive; and an insecticide dispersed within the soil medium; cultivating a growing plant within the soil blend; and exposing the growing plant to the insecticide at a subsurface location within the soil blend. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the insecticide is at least partially infiltrated within the porous soil additive before being exposed to the growing plant. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, further comprising: releasing the insecticide from the porous soil additive. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the insecticide is released from the porous soil additive when watering the growing plant. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, further comprising: applying a topical insecticide to the growing plant. ### Claim 11 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the soil blend maintains insecticidal activity over two or more cultivation cycles. ### Claim 12 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the insecticide comprises one or more essential oils. ### Claim 13 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, further comprising: dispersing the insecticide in the soil medium before cultivating the growing plant within the soil blend. ### Claim 14 A method comprising: providing a soil medium and a porous soil additive; and dispersing the porous soil additive and an insecticide within the soil medium. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, further comprising: at least partially infiltrating the insecticide within the porous soil additive. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the insecticide is at least partially infiltrated within the porous soil additive before the insecticide is dispersed within the soil medium. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein at least partially infiltrating the insecticide within the porous soil additive comprises soaking the porous soil additive with a solution of the insecticide. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the insecticide is directly blended with the soil medium and the porous soil additive. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, further comprising: blending one or more additional soil additives with the soil blend. ### Claim 20 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the insecticide comprises one or more essential oils.