Insecticidal compositions and method of controlling insect pests using same
AssigneeWoodstream Corporation
InventorsKaren A. Zobitne, Michael J. Gehret
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Abstract
A synergistic insecticide is provided by the addition of sodium lauryl sulfate or lecithin to an essential oil, preferably an essential oil which has been deregulated by the Environmental Protection Agency, to enable independently inactive or relatively inactive materials to provide commercially acceptable insecticidal properties without the need for undesirable poisons that may be toxic to humans and pets.
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A method of controlling insect pests which comprises contacting the insect pests while the insects are flying or on a surface with an insecticidal composition consisting essentially of, as active ingredients, a combination of an citrus oil and a synergist, wherein the essential oil is selected from the group consisting of cinnamon oil, citronella oil, cedar oil, clove oil, garlic oil, lemongrass oil, linseed oil, rosemary oil, soybean oil, thyme oil, peppermint oil, and mixtures thereof, and the synergist is sodium lauryl sulfate, and wherein said citrus oil and synergist are present in an inert carrier in insecticidally synergistic proportions of at least 0.01 percent by volume of said citrus oil and 0.01 to 20 percent by volume of said synergist.
A method of controlling insect pests which comprises contacting the insect pests while the insects are flying or on a surface with an insecticidal composition consisting essentially of, as active ingredients, a combination of an citrus oil and a synergist, wherein the citrus oil is selected from the group consisting of cinnamon oil, citronella oil, cedar oil, clove oil, garlic oil, lemongrass oil, linseed oil, rosemary oil, soybean oil, thyme oil, peppermint oil, cornmint oil, and mixtures thereof, and the synergist is lecithin, and wherein said citrus oil and synergist are present in an inert carrier in insecticidally synergistic proportions of at least 0.01 percent by volume of said citrus oil and at least 0.01 percent by volume of said synergist.
A method of controlling insect pests which comprises contacting the insect pests while the insects are flying or on a surface with an insecticidal composition consisting essentially of, as the active ingredients, a combination of a citrus oil and a synergist selected from the group consisting of sodium lauryl sulfate and lecithin, wherein said citrus oil and said synergist are present in an inert carrier in insecticidally synergistic proportions of from about 1-35 percent by volume of said citrus oil and from about 0.1-5 percent by volume of said synergist.
An insecticidal composition consisting essentially of, as the active ingredients, a combination, in insecticidally synergistic proportions, of an essential oil and a synergist, wherein said essential oil is cornmint oil and said synergist is lecithin and wherein said composition contains from about 0.1 to 20 percent by volume cornmint oil and from about 0.01 to 30% by volume lecithin.
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