Method and pesticide product for killing surface and subsurface pests
OwnerA. H. J. Rajamannaninventor
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Abstract
A method and product for killing agricultural pests including insects, plants, plant rhyzomes, plant nuts, and fungi, comprises a toxic substrance which includes fatty acids, soaps, and inorganic and organic acids. The pesticide toxin is heated to a temperature within the range of 100.degree. F. to 215.degree. F. The pesticide toxin is a low concentration within the range of 0.1% to 3% and, when applied to plants and the soil surface, rapidly kills pests. When the toxic concentration is injected into the soil, the toxic concentration volatilizes and the toxic vapors rapidly reach and kill insects, fungi, plant nuts and plant rhyzomes.
Claims1
A method of killing agricultural pests including insects, plants, plant rhizomes, plant nuts, and fungi, comprises the steps of heating a low concentration solution of fatty acid or a soap wherein the concentration of soap or fatty acid is approximately within the range of 0.1 to 3%, by weight to a temperature within the range of 100.degree. F. to 215.degree. F. and then applying the solution to the surface of the ground and injecting the solution into the ground to kill surface and subsurface pests.
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