Compositions and methods for killing insect and non-insect pests

US11805776B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture · US

Inventors

• Aijun Zhang · Geneva, US
• Yan Feng · Chengdu, CN
• Jian Chen · San Jose, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 20, 2018
• Grant date: Nov 7, 2023
• Expiry date: Aug 23, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A01N37/40
• WIPO field: Basic materials chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Compositions for killing insects (the term “insects” as used herein includes non-insects such as ticks, mites, spiders, centipedes, scorpions, chiggers, and solifugids), said composition containing at least one compound of formula 1 wherein R1 is CH3, C2H5, C3H7; saturated or unsaturated, straight or branched, or halogen substituted alkyl; and wherein R2 are independently H, halogen, nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur, saturated or unsaturated, straight or branched alkyl, alkenyl, alkyl halide, aldehyde, ketone, ether, ester, amine, or amide; optionally methyl benzoate, optionally a surfactant, and optionally a carrier. Also disclosed are methods for killing insects, involving treating an object or area with an insect killing effective amount of the compositions, optionally methyl benzoate, optionally a surfactant, and optionally a carrier.