# US 5,705,199 A · Animal control substance and method of use

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- Number: US 5,705,199 A
- Document ID: US5705199A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/394,438
- Filed: 1995-02-24
- Granted: 1998-01-06
- Earliest claimed: 1995-02-24
- Inventors: Bill Maish
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5705199A

## CPC

- A01N 65/22: Lamiaceae or Labiatae [Mint family], e.g. thyme, rosemary, skullcap, selfheal, lavender, perilla, pennyroyal, peppermint or spearmint
- A01N 37/02: Saturated carboxylic acids or thio analogues thereof; Derivatives thereof
- A01N: PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF (preservation of food or foodstuff A23); BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES (preparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes which kill or prevent the growth or proliferation of unwanted organisms A61K); PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS

## Abstract

A substance produced from a combination of acid based ingredients and a mole attracting herb. Placement of the substance into a mole tunnel attracts the mole and upon contact with the substance becomes repelled by the acid taste.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A substance for underground application to repel small animals from a lawn area, comprising:
a combination of ingredients including:
a) a material having as its base ingredient a non-toxic metal based ion that readily dissolves in water and does not vaporize;
b) a material having a hydrogen ion that is readily released in water selected from the group consisting of bioxalate and bitartrate;
said ingredients a) and b) inter-reacting in the presence of water to enhance the acidity without becoming toxic;
c) a vegetation that emits a smell that is attractive to the small animal to be repelled; and
d) a quantity of soil as a carrier, the amount being at least greater than the combined quantities of a), b) and c);
said ingredients a), b), c) and d) homogeneously mixed together as a safe non-toxic lawn treatment to be inserted underground and reacting with ground moisture to enhance the acidity of the substance for shocking the senses of the animal on contact.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A substance as defined in claim 1 wherein ingredient d) is sand.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

A substance as defined in claim 1 wherein ingredient a) has a pH of about 3 and ingredient b) has a pH of about 4-4.5.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

A substance as defined in claim 1 wherein ingredient a) is ferrous sulfate monohydrate and ingredient b) is potassium bitartrate.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

A method of expelling moles from a yard area which comprises:
a) obtaining a substance as defined in claim 1;
b) locating a mole hill in a yard area;
c) inserting the substance of a) through the mole hill and into an underlying mole tunnel;
d) causing the substance to become moistened to enhance the acidity; and
e) said vegetation of substance a) attracting moles and upon contact repelling the moles as a result of the mole's sensitivity to the enhanced acidity.