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US 6,001,874 AGranted
Arthropod control composition for plant protection
OwnerDan Veierovinventor
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Abstract
A non-toxic arthropod control composition is disclosed for application to foliage for plant protection. The composition includes behavior interfering compounds, agricultural oil and/or surface active compounds and diluents. The behavior interfering compounds may be any known conventional compound capable of interrupting or altering the normal behavioral sequences of the target. The agricultural oil can be a vegetable oil.
Claims21
A method for controlling arthropods comprising the step of:
- applying to foliage a composition comprising (i) a Behavior Interfering Compound (BIC) selected from the group consisting of C.sub.10-22 alcohols, C.sub.10-22 carboxylic acids, terpenoids, esters of C.sub.10-22 carboxylic acids, and esters of polybasic carboxylic acid, said BIC being present in a concentration of about 2% wt/wt or less, and (ii) a vegetable oil, said vegetable oil being present in a concentration of about 3% wt/wt or less, and which concentration of vegetable oil reduced phytotoxicity of said BIC.
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