Ingestible molluscicide

US6852329B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• W. Neudorff GMBH KG · DE

Inventors

• George S. Puritch · Central Saanich, CA
• Andreas Prokop · Bodenwerder, DE
• David S. Almond · Victoria, CA
• Robert Matson · Victoria, CA

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 6, 2002
• Grant date: Feb 8, 2005
• Expiry date: Nov 6, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A01N59/16
• WIPO field: Basic materials chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

An effective, readily ingested molluscicidal bait poison includes a mollusc bait and a second component. The second component can contain a transition metal compound and a complexing agent, and/or the complex of a transition metal compound and a complexing agent. The complexing agent is preferably iminodisuccinic acid (IDS), including sodium IDS (IDS Na-Salt), iminodifumaric acid (IDF), iminoditartaric acid (IDT), iminodimaleic acid (IDMAL), ethylenediaminedifumaric acid (EDDF), ethylenediaminedimalic acid (EDDM), iminodimalic acid (IDM), ethylenediamineditartaric acid (EDDT), ethylenediaminedimaleic acid (EDDMAL), and salts thereof.