Spot-on pesticide composition
AssigneeSergeant's Pet Care Products, Inc.
InventorLarry Nouvel
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Abstract
A spot-on pesticide composition for animals, specifically mammals, including dogs and cats, which composition comprises a combination of active components, including fipronil and a pyrethroid, and optionally an insect growth regulator, in doses and proportions which are parasiticidally effective against a variety of insects and pests, and in a formulation which is convenient for local application to the animal's skin, preferably localized over a small surface area.
Claims31
A spot-on pesticidal composition comprising about 1% to about 20% (w/w) fipronil, about 1% to 15% (w/w) cyphenothrin, about 1% to about 20% (w/w) insect growth regulator, and about 55% to about 85% (w/w) organic solvent, wherein the organic solvent has a dielectric constant ranging from about 1 to 40, a boiling point less than 100° C., and a density less than the density of water.
A spot-on pesticidal composition, comprising:
- a. 8% to 11% (w/w) fipronil;
- b. 4% to 6% (w/w) cyphenothrin;
- c. 8% to 12% (w/w) S-methoprene;
- d. 65% to 70% (w/w) organic solvent;
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- e. 4% to 6% (w/w) antioxidant.
A spot-on pesticidal composition, comprising:
- a. 8% to 11% (w/w) fipronil;
- b. 7% to 9% (w/w) cyphenothrin;
- c. 8% to 12% (w/w) S-methoprene;
- d. 65% to 70% (w/w) organic solvent;
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- e. 4% to 6% (w/w) antioxidant.
A spot-on pesticidal composition, comprising:
- a. 8% to 11% (w/w) fipronil;
- b. 4% to 6% (w/w) cyphenothrin;
- c. 3% to 5% (w/w) pyriproxyfen;
- d. 75% to 80% (w/w) organic solvent;
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- e. 4% to 6% (w/w) antioxidant.
A spot-on pesticidal composition, comprising:
- a. 8% to 11% (w/w) fipronil;
- b. 7% to 9% (w/w) cyphenothrin;
- c. 3% to 5% (w/w) pyriproxyfen;
- d. 75% to 80% (w/w) organic solvent;
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- e. 4% to 6% (w/w) antioxidant.
A spot-on pesticidal composition, comprising about 5% to about 15% (w/w) fipronil, about 2% to about 10% (w/w) cyphenothrin, and about 1% to about 20% (w/w) insect growth regulator.
A spot-on pesticidal composition, comprising:
- a. 9% to 11% (w/w) fipronil;
- b. 5% to 9% (w/w) cyphenothrin;
- c. 3% to 5% (w/w) pyriproxyfen;
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- c. 75% to 80% (w/w) diethylene glycol monoethyl ether.
A method of killing insect and pest pupae and adults on an animal, which method comprises administering a localized cutaneous application between the shoulders of the animal, a spot-on composition comprising about 1% to about 20% (w/w) fipronil, about 1% to 15% (w/w) cyphenothrin, about 1% to about 20% (w/w) insect growth regulator, and about 55% to about 85% (w/w) organic solvent, wherein the composition is administered in a volume sufficient to deliver a dosage of fipronil, cyphenothrin, and insect growth regulator ranging from about 0.1 mg/kg to about 40 mg/kg of animal weight, and wherein at least 90% efficacy against insect and pest pupae is achieved.
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