Novel insect repellent composition
AssigneeUniversitäT FüR Bodenkultur Wien
InventorsEva-Kathrin EHMOSER, Ingeborg SPERL
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Abstract
The invention refers to a mechanical and universally effective insect barrier, which is a composition, comprising microparticles having an outer shell, comprising shellac or a tree resin, and an inner matrix, comprising beeswax and at least one insect and/or arachnid repellent; and an adhesion promoting agent, its use for protecting plants or subjects against insects and arachnids and a method for producing the microparticles.
Claims22
A composition comprising:
- i) a microparticle having:
- an outer shell;
- comprising shellac or a tree resin, and
- an inner matrix;
- comprising beeswax and at least one insect and/or arachnid repellent;
- and
- ii) an adhesion promoting agent;
- selected from the group consisting of propolis, cetyl alcohol, cocoa butter, lysolecithin, and hydrated magnesium silicate (talcum).
A method for producing a microparticle having an outer shell comprising shellac or a tree resin and an inner matrix comprising beeswax and at least one insect and/or arachnid repellent, comprising the sequential steps of:
- i. mixing and stirring:
- a) melted beeswax,
- b) one or more insect and/or arachnid repellents, and
- c) shellac or a tree resin solubilized in alcohol,
- and
- ii. performing a sonification step at a temperature in the range of 40 to 50° C., thereby building the microparticles.
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The method of claim 18, wherein the non-human animal is selected from a domestic pet, livestock, a goat, or an ape.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.