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US 5,690,950 AGranted
Insecticidal aliphatic carboxylic acid compositons
AssigneeBiospherics Incorporated
InventorsJames R. Beadle, Lee R. Zehner, Gilbert V. Levin, James P. Saunders, Robert C. Bozsa
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Abstract
A composition and method for killing insect larvae, in particular, fly larvae, in poultry houses, manure piles, or other sites of habitation are disclosed. The composition consists of one or more C.sub.2 to C.sub.6 aliphatic carboxylic acids or alkali metal, alkaline earth, ammonia, primary, secondary, tertiary, or quaternary ammonium salts in an acceptable formulation for larvacides. The formulation may be applied dry, as an aerosol, or in aqueous or organic solvents.
Claims10
A method for killing insect larvae comprising the step:
- applying a larvacidal amount of one or more C.sub.2 to C.sub.6 aliphatic carboxylic acids excluding acetic acid to the site of habitation of said insect larvae.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.