EMULSIFIABLE CONCENTRATE (EC) FORMULATIONS FOR PESTICIDES

• US 20070178128A1
• Filed: 01/08/2007
• Published: 08/02/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Gibraltar Business Capital, LLC
• Original Assignee: EcoSMART Technologies Incorporated (Kittrich Corporation)
• Inventors: BESSETTE, Steven
• Application Number:
  US11/621,070
• Publication Number:
  US 20070178128A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 424/408
• CPC Class Codes: A01N 25/02 containing liquids as carriers, diluents or solvents
• CPC Class Codes: A01N 25/30 characterised by the surfactants
• CPC Class Codes: A01N 35/04 containing aldehyde or keto groups, or thio analogues thereof, directly attached to an aromatic ring system, e.g. acetophenone; Derivatives thereof, e.g. acetals
• CPC Class Codes: A01N 65/00 Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing material from algae, lichens, bryophyta, multi-cellular fungi or plants, or extracts thereof containing compounds of determined constitution A01N27/00 - A01N59/00
• CPC Class Codes: A01N 65/16 Ericaceae [Heath or Blueberry family], e.g. rhododendron, arbutus, pieris, cranberry or bilberry
• CPC Class Codes: A01N 65/22 Lamiaceae or Labiatae [Mint family], e.g. thyme, rosemary, skullcap, selfheal, lavender, perilla, pennyroyal, peppermint or spearmint

Abstract

Pesticidal emulsifiable concentrate compositions containing at least one EPA exempt plant essential oil compound as a pesticidally active ingredient and a carrier containing an EPA exempt solvent, such as butyl lactate, and methods for using same are disclosed.

Claims

1. A pesticidal composition comprising butyl lactate and a pesticidally-effective active ingredient selected from the group consisting of:

α

-pinene;

β

-pinene;

α

-campholenic aldehyde;

α

-citronellol;

α

-iso-amyl-cinnamic;

amyl cinnamic aldehyde;

α

-pinene oxide;

α

-cinnamic terpinene;

α

-terpineol;

1-methyl-4-isopropyl-1-cyclohexen-8-ol;

λ

-terpinene;

achillea;

aldehyde C16 (pure);

alpha-phellandrene;

amyl cinnamic aldehyde (amylcinnamaldehyde);

amyl salicylate;

anethole;

anise;

aniseed;

anisic aldehyde;

basil;

bay;

benzyl acetate;

benzyl alcohol;

bergamot;

bitter orange peel;

black pepper;

borneol;

bornyl acetate;

calamus;

camphor;

camphor wood oil;

cananga oil;

cardamom;

carnation;

caryophyllene;

carvacrol;

carveol;

carvone;

cassia;

castor;

cedar;

cedarwood;

chamomile;

cineole;

cinnamaldehyde;

cinnamic alcohol;

cinnamon;

cis-pinane;

citral;

citronella;

citronellal;

citronellol dextro;

citronellol;

citronellyl acetate;

citronellyl nitrile;

citrus unshiu;

clary sage;

clove oil;

clove bud;

coriander;

corn;

cotton seed;

coumarin;

d-dihydrocarvone;

decyl aldehyde;

diethyl phthalate;

dihydroanethole;

dihydrocarveol;

dihydrolinalool;

dihydromyrcene;

dihydromyrcenol;

dihydromyrcenyl acetate;

dihydroterpineol;

dimethyl salicylate;

dimethyloctanal;

dimethyloctanol;

dimethyloctanyl acetate;

diphenyl oxide;

dipropylene glycol;

d-limonene;

d-pulegone;

estragole;

ethyl vanillin;

eucalyptol;

eucalyptus citriodora;

eucalyptus globulus;

eucalyptus;

eugenol;

eugenyl acetate;

evening primrose;

fenchol;

fennel;

ferniol™

;

fish;

florazon;

galaxolide;

geraniol;

geraniol;

geranium;

geranyl acetate;

geranyl nitrile;

ginger;

grapefruit;

guaiacol;

guaiacwood;

gurjun balsam;

heliotropin;

herbanate;

hexylcinnamaldehyde;

hiba;

hydroxycitronellal;

i-carvone;

i-methyl acetate;

ionone;

isobutyl quinoleine;

isobornyl acetate;

isobornyl methylether;

isoeugenol;

isolongifolene;

isosafrole;

jasmine;

jojoba;

juniper berry;

lavender;

lavandin;

lemon grass;

lemon;

lime;

limonene;

linallol oxide;

linallol;

linalool;

linalyl acetate;

linseed;

litsea cubeba;

l-methyl acetate;

longifolene;

mandarin;

mentha;

menthane hydroperoxide;

menthol;

menthyl acetate;

menthofurane;

menthol laevo;

methyl anthranilate;

methyl cedryl ketone;

methyl chavicol;

methyl hexyl ether;

methyl ionone;

mineral;

mint;

musk ambrette;

musk ketone;

musk xylol;

mustard;

myrcene;

neral;

nerol;

neryl acetate;

nonyl aldehyde;

nutmeg;

orange;

orris root;

para-cymene;

para-hydroxy phenyl butanone crystals;

passion palmarosa oil;

patchouli;

p-cymene;

pennyroyal oil;

pepper;

peppermint;

perillaldehyde;

petitgrain;

phenyl ethyl alcohol;

phenyl ethyl propionate;

phenyl ethyl-2-methylbutyrate;

pimento berry;

pimento leaf;

pinane hydroperoxide;

pinanol;

pine ester;

pine needle;

pine;

pinene;

piperonal;

piperonyl acetate;

piperonyl alcohol;

plinol;

plinyl acetate;

pseudo ionone;

rhodinol;

rhodinyl acetate;

rosalin;

rose;

rosemary;

ryu;

safrole;

sage;

sandalwood;

sandenol;

sassafras;

sesame;

soybean;

spearmint;

spice;

spike lavender;

spirantol;

starflower;

tangerine;

tea seed;

tea tree;

terpenoid;

terpineol;

terpinolene;

terpinyl acetate;

tert-butylcyclohexyl acetate;

tetrahydrolinalool;

tetrahydrolinalyl acetate;

tetrahydromyrcenol;

thulasi;

thyme;

thymol;

tomato;

trans-2-hexenol;

trans-anethole and metabolites thereof;

turmeric;

turpentine;

vanillin;

verbenone;

vetiver;

vitalizair;

white cedar;

white grapefruit; and

wintergreen (methyl salicylate).

2. The pesticidal composition as defined in claim 1, further comprising sodium lauryl sulfate.

3. The pesticidal composition as defined in claim 1, further comprising lecithin.

4. The pesticidal composition as defined in claim 1, further comprising sodium lauryl sulfate and lecithin.

5. A method for killing or controlling pests, which comprises applying to the pests or a locus where killing or control of pests is desired a pesticidally-effective amount of the pesticidal composition of claim 1.