Methods of reducing pests by use of halogen substituted ethanol

US7056864B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

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

Inventors

• Erin N. Rosskopf · Newberry, US
• William Basinger · Decatur, US
• Husein Ajwa · Salinas, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 17, 2003
• Grant date: Jun 6, 2006
• Expiry date: May 2, 2024

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A01N31/02
• WIPO field: Basic materials chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A method for reducing pests in an object or area by applying to the object or area a pest reducing effective amount of halogen substituted ethanol (e.g., 2-iodoethanol, 2-bromoethanol, or mixtures thereof). The pests may be, for example, fungi, insects, nematodes, bacteria, weeds, or mixtures thereof. The object or area may be, for example, soil, structures, agricultural commodities, plants, or mixtures thereof.