US 8,772,348 B2 · Materials and methods for pest control

Abstract

The present invention provides a novel insecticide formulation that not only demonstrates strong insecticidal and residual activity against a variety of insects, but also exhibits low mammalian toxicity. In certain embodiments, the present invention relates to the use of pesticidal compounds selected from beta damascone, CYCLEMONE A™, melafleur, and derivatives thereof for killing arthropod pests including, but not limited to, mosquitoes and flies. Specifically exemplified herein is the use of the compounds of the present invention to control three mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti, Ae. albopictus, and Anopheles quadrimaculatus), the house fly (Musca domestica), the stable fly (Stomoxys calcitrans) and the sand fly (Lutzomyia shannoni).

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Dependent claims

A method for killing an insect, comprising contacting an insect with an insecticidal formulation, wherein the formulation comprises an insecticidally effective amount of a compound selected from the group consisting of:

i) Compound 1:
wherein R1-R5 is —H or alkyl;
and
ii) Compound 2:
wherein R1-R2 is —H or alkyl, and wherein the insect is killed as a result of being contacted with said compound.

2 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

13/505,681Filed 3 Dec 2010 · us provisional application

Priority

3 Dec 2009

Published

US 2012/0232160 A113 Sep 2012

Granted

8 Jul 2014

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification2 codes

A01N 35/02
Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds containing a carbon atom having two bonds to…:…
A01N
Preservation of bodies of humans or animals or plants or parts thereof

Materials and methods for pest control

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Materials and methods for pest control

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Abstract

Claims20