Method for controlling arthropods comprising the spot-wise application of a gel

US8975292B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• BASF SE

Inventors

• Claude Taranta · Aix-en-Provence, FR
• Tatjana Levy · Mannheim, DE
• Ouidad Benlahmar · Mannheim, DE
• Marc Nolte · Kohlhof, DE
• Thomas Kröhl · Schriesheim, DE
• Christoph Randt · Mannheim, DE
• Thomas Bork · Westhofen, DE
• Wolfgang Meier · Jüchen, DE
• Clark D. Klein · Pittsboro, US
• Tiffany Hennessey · Wake Forest, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 21, 2011
• Grant date: Mar 10, 2015
• Expiry date: Jan 21, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A01N53/00
• WIPO field: Basic materials chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for controlling arthropods comprising the application of an aqueous gel which contains an insecticide, an attractant and a thickener, wherein the aqueous gel is applied in the form of spots on fruit trees. The invention further relates to an aqueous gel comprising an insecticide, an attractant, a thickener, a humectant and a feeding stimulant. The invention also relates to a concentrated gel for preparing the aqueous gel.