Pesticide composition and method for controlling the oriental fruit fly
US5728394A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 31, 1995 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01N43/90
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A composition and method for eradicating or suppressing a population of Mediterranean fruit flies or oriental fruit flies which introduces substantially minimal safety risks to humans, agriculture and nontargeted living creatures includes: providing an insecticide composition which includes at least one photoactive dye which is preferably a mixture of Phloxine B and uranine; causing the composition to be ingested by the targeted fruit fly population by spraying or providing the insecticide at a location where the fruit flies feed; and whereby ingestion of the photoactive dye component of the composition by a Mediterranean fruit fly or oriental fruit fly causes a toxic quantity of photons to penetrate within the body of the fly.
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