Control of arthropod infestation
AssigneeExosect Limited
InventorsNicholas Hugh Hylton Jessop, Adam Nunn
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Abstract
Use of particles in controlling a population of arthropod pests, wherein the particles comprise i) a hydrophobic exterior that adheres to the cuticle of at least one species of an arthropod pest; and ii) at least one pesticide associated with the said particles, wherein the pesticide is present at a weight of no more than 2% of the weight of the particles, populations of particles, methods of producing populations of particles and methods of application of such populations.
Claims15
A method for controlling a population of arthropod pests on growing crops and/or on produce thereof with dry particles, wherein each of the particles has a hydrophobic exterior at which the particle adheres to the cuticle of at least one species of an arthropod pest and wherein the particles include at least one pesticide, the pesticide being present in a weight of no more than 2% of the weight of the particles, the method comprising the steps of:
- i) collecting the particles in a dusting apparatus;
- and
- ii) applying the particles to the growing crop and/or to produce thereof.
A population of dry particles in the form of a powder for controlling populations of arthropod pests, wherein each of the particles has a hydrophobic exterior at which the particle adheres to the cuticle of at least one species of an arthropod pest and wherein the particles include at least one pesticide, the pesticide being present at a weight ≧0.1% to ≦2% of the weight of the particles.
A method for controlling an infesting population of grain storage arthropod pests in a grain storage area with dry particles, wherein each of the particles has a hydrophobic exterior at which the particles adhere to the cuticle of at least one species of an arthropod pest and wherein the particles include at least one pesticide, the pesticide being present in a weight of no more than 2% of the weight of the particles, the method comprising the steps of:
- i) collecting the particles in a dusting apparatus;
- and
- ii) applying the particles to the grain storage area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.