Method for combatting infestations of insects and acari, and compositions for use in said method
AssigneeMontedison S.p.A.
InventorsFranco Bettarini, Pietro Massardo, Paolo Piccardi, Angelo Longoni
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Abstract
There is disclosed a method for fighting infestations of acari or noxious insects including ants, more particularly "fire-ants", by treating the insect, its habitat, or its food with a hydroquinone diether having at least one acetylenic and halogen-substituted chain and selected from 1-[(5-chloro-pent-4-inyl)-oxy]-4-phenoxybenzene of formula ##STR1## and 1,4-di-(5-chloro-4-pentinyloxy)-benzene of formula ##STR2## The disclosure comprises a method for fighting ants using the diether of formula (I) either as such or as an active ingredient of suitable formulations or poisoned baits.
Claims13
A method for combatting infestations of insects or acari, which consists in treating the insect, its habitat, or its food with an insecticidally or acaricidally effective amount of at least 0.02 ppm of a diether selected from the group consisting of 1,4-di-(5-chloro-4-pentinyloxy)-benzene having the formula:
- ##STR9## and 1-(5-chloro-4-pentinyloxy)-4-phenoxybenzene having the formula:
- ##STR10##
An insecticidal or acaricidal composition for combatting infestations by insects or acari comprising an insecticidally or acaricidally effective amount of a diether selected from the group consisting of the diether having formula I:
- ##STR11## and the diether having formula II ##STR12## and an acceptable pesticide carrier.
A method for combatting infestations by ants by distributing in the infested area an insecticidally effective amount of the diether of formula:
- ##STR13## either as such or in the form of a suitable composition or poisoned bait.
An insecticidal composition for combatting infestations by ants comprising an insecticidally effective amount of the diether of formula:
- ##STR14## and an acceptable pesticide carrier.
A poisoned bait for combatting infestations by ants comprising an insecticidally effective amount of the diether of formula:
- ##STR15## as active ingredient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.