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US 4,054,667 AGranted
Certain 4-cyclopropylphenyl geranyl ethers and their use in controlling insects
AssigneeStauffer Chemical Company
InventorRaymond A. Felix
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Abstract
Compounds which are useful for controlling insects by impeding their metamorphosis, have the formula ##STR1## wherein i. A and B together form a bond, II. A and B together form an epoxide link, Or Iii. A is hydrogen and B is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy.
Claims8
A compound having the general structural formula ##STR4## wherein i. A and B together form a bond,
- ii. A and B together form an epoxide link,
- or
- iii. A is hydrogen and B is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy.
A method of controlling insects selected from the group consisting of Tenebrio molitor and Culex pipiens comprising applying thereto at the larval or pupal stage an insecticidally effective amount of a compound having the formula ##STR5## where i. A and B together form a bond,
- ii. A and B together form an epoxide link,
- or
- iii. A is hydrogen and B is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.