Method of controlling Zebra mussels
AssigneeThe University of Toledo
InventorsHarold H. Lee, Peter C. Fraleigh, Aklilu Lemma
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Abstract
Zebra mussels are controlled by contacting them with the active portion of a Phytolacca plant.
Claims11
The method of controlling zebra mussels comprising contacting said mussels with an effective amount of an aqueous treating medium to kill the mussels or reduce the ability of the mussels to attach to a substrate or reduce the ability of the mussels to cluster, the medium comprising a powdered berry of a Phytolacca plant in water.
The method of killing a Zebra mussel comprising treating said mussel with a sufficient amount of a powdered berry of Phytolacca dodecandra.
The method of killing a zebra mussel or reducing the ability of the mussel to attach to a substrate, the method comprising treating said mussel with a sufficient amount to kill the mussel or reduce its ability to attach to a substrate of a molluscicidally effective portion of the berry of hytolacca dodecandra in an aqueous medium.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.