Spot treatment of animals with pyriproxyfen and an insecticide
AssigneeEcto Development Corporation
InventorsRobert G. Pennington, James V. Grissom, Joseph E. Dyer
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Abstract
A method for treating animals to rid the animal's body of ectoparasites such as fleas and ticks comprising applying a spot treatment of a composition to the exterior surface of the animal's body containing a growth regulating effective amount of pyriproxyfen or derivatives thereof and an insecticide.
Claims5
A method of combating ectoparasites on warm-blooded animals comprising simultaneously externally applying as a spot application and without a time release carrier to said animals a growth regulating effective amount of a pour on enhanced formulation including an amount in a range from about 5% percent to about 50% by weight pyriproxyfen and an ectoparasiticidic effective amount of an ectoparasiticide for adult ectoparasites comprising permethrin in an amount in a range from about 5% to about 50% by weight wherein said enhanced formulation is effective at least over a three month period.
A pour on external spot treatment composition without a time release carrier for use in combating ectoparasites of warm-blooded animals over at least a three month period comprising an enhanced formulation of:
- (a) about 5% to about 50% by weight pyriproxyfen;
- (b) about 5% to about 50% by weight permethrin;
- (c) about 1% to about 30% by weight mineral oil;
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- (d) about 10% to about 50% by weight D-Limonene.
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