Methods for killing insects using methyl benzoate

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9629362-B1
Application number	US-201614988090-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Jan 5, 2016
Priority date	Jan 5, 2016
Publication date	Apr 25, 2017
Grant date	Apr 25, 2017

Abstract

A method for killing insects, involving treating an object or area with an insect killing effective amount of a composition containing methyl benzoate and optionally a carrier.

First claim

We claim:

1. A method for killing insects, ticks, and mites, said method comprising treating an object or area with an insect, tick, and mite killing effective amount of a composition comprising methyl benzoate, an emulsifier, and optionally a carrier; wherein methyl benzoate is the sole insecticide in said composition and wherein methyl benzoate is the sole chemical component of an essential oil in said composition; wherein said insects are selected from the group consisting of blood-sucking insects, biting insects, and insects that are harmful to agricultural plants; wherein said insects are not in the family Vespidae and wherein said insects are not wasps, yellowjackets, or hornets.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said carrier is water.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said method consists essentially of treating an object or area with an insect, tick, and mite killing effective amount of a composition consisting essentially of methyl benzoate, an emulsifier, and optionally a carrier.

4. The method according, to claim 1 , wherein said method consists of treating an object or area with an insect, tick, and mite killing effective amount of a composition consisting of methyl benzoate, an emulsifier, and optionally a carrier.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said insects are selected from the group consisting of Drosophila suzukii, Halyomorpha halys, Plutella xylostella , and Manduca sexta.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said insects are insects harmful to agricultural plants.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein said insects harmful to agricultural plants are selected from the group consisting of spotted wing drosophila Drosophila suzukii , brown marmorated stinkbug Halyomorpha halys , emerald ash borer Agrilus planipennis , gypsy moth Lymantria dispar , pink hibiscus mealybug Maconellicoccus hirsutus , Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata , plum cureulio Conotrachelus nenuphar , diamondback moth Plutella xylostella , soybean aphid Aphis glycines , cotton aphid Aphis gossypii , indianmeal moths Plodia interpunctella , bean weevils Acanthoscelides obtectus , mountain pine beetle Dendroctonus ponderosas , and tobacco hornworm Manduca sexta.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said ticks are selected from the group consisting of Ornithodorus moubata, Ixodes ricinus, Boophilus microplus , and Amblyomma hebreum.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said mites are selected from the group consisting of Varroa destructor, Sarcoptes scabiei, Dermanyssus gallinae, Tetranychus urticae, Tetranychus cinnabarinus , and Oligonychus pratensis.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said insects are blood-sucking insects.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein said blood-sucking insects are selected from the group consisting of mosquitoes, sand flies, owl gnats, blackfly, buffalo gnats, biting flies, tsetse flies, horseflies, house flies, meat flies, flies which cause myiasis, bugs, lice, louse flies, fleas, and sand fleas.

12. The method according to claim 10 , wherein said blood-sucking insects are selected from the group consisting of Aedes species, Culex species, Anopheles species, Phlebotomus species, Lutzomyia species, Phlebotomus papatasi, Phlebotoma species, Culicoides species, Simulium, Stomoxys calcitrans, Glossina species, Tabanus species, Haematopota species, Chrysops species, Musca domestica, Fannia canicularis, Sarcophaga carnaria, Lucilia cuprina, Chrysomyia chloropyga, Hypoderma bovis, Hypoderma lineatum, Dermatobia hominis, Oestrus ovis, Gasterophilus intestinalis, cochliomyia hominovorax, Cimex lectularius, Rhodnius prolixus, Triatoma infestans, Pediculus humaanus, Haematopinus suis, damalina ovis, Melaphagus orinus, Pulext irritans, Cthenocephalides canis, Xenopsylla cheopis , and Dermatophilus penetrans.

13. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said insects are biting insects.

14. The method according to claim 1 , Wherein said biting insects are selected from the group consisting of cockroaches, beetles, termites, and bed bugs.

15. The method according to claim 13 , wherein said biting insects are selected from the group consisting of Blattella germanica, Periplaneta americana, Blatta orientalis, Supella supellectilium, Sitophilus granarius, Tenebrio molitor, Dermestes lardarius, Stegobium paniceum, Anobium puntactum, Hylotrupes bajulus, Reticulitermes lucifugus , and Cimex lectularius.

16. A method for killing insects, said method comprising treating an object or area with an insect killing effective amount of a composition comprising methyl benzoate, an emulsifier, and optionally a carrier; wherein methyl benzoate is the sole insecticide in said composition and wherein methyl benzoate is the sole chemical component of an essential oil in said composition; wherein said insects are insects harmful to agricultural plants; wherein said insects are not in the family Vespidae and wherein said insects are not wasps, yellowjackets, or hornets.

17. The method according to claim 16 , wherein said insects harmful to agricultural plants are selected from the group consisting of spotted wing drosophila Drosophila suzukii , brown marmorated stinkbug Halyomorpha halys , emerald ash borer Agrilus planipennis , gypsy moth Lymantria dispar , pink hibiscus mealybug Maconellicoccus hirsutus , Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata , plum curculio Conotrachelus nenuphar , diamondback moth Plutella xylostella , soybean aphid Aphis glycines , cotton aphid Aphis gossypii , indianmeal moths Plodia interpunctella , bean weevils Acanthoscelides obtectus , mountain pine beetle Dendrocionus ponderosae , and tobacco hornworm Manduca sexta.

18. A method for killing insects, ticks, and mites, said method comprising treating an object or area with an insect, tick, and mite killing effective amount of a composition comprising methyl benzoate, an emulsifier, and optionally a carrier; wherein methyl benzoate is the sole insecticide in said composition and wherein methyl benzoate is the sole chemical component of an essential oil in said composition; wherein said insects are selected from the group consisting of blood-sucking insects, biting insects, and insects that are harmful to agricultural plants; wherein said insects harmful to agricultural plants are selected from the group consisting of spotted wing drosophila Drosophila suzukii , brown marmorated stinkbug Halyomorpha halys , emerald ash borer Agrilus planipennis , gypsy moth Lymantria dispar , pink hibiscus mealybug Maconellicoccus hirsutus , Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata , plum curculio Conotrachelus nenuphar , diamondback moth Plutella xylostella , soybean aphid Aphis glycines , cotton aphid Aphis gossypii , indianmeal moths Plodia interpunctella , bean weevils Acanthoscelides obtectus , mountain pine beetle Dendroctonus ponderosae , or tobacco hornworm Manduca sexta ; wherein said ticks are selected from the group consisting of Ornithodorus moubata, Ixodes ricinus, Boophilus microplus , or Ambyomma hebreum ; wherein said mites are selected from the group consisting of Varroa destructor, Sarcoptes scabiei, Dermanyssus gallinae, Tetranychus urticae, Tetranychus cinnabarinus , and Oligonychus pratensis ; wherein said blood-sucking insects are selected from the group consisting of Aedes species, Culex species, Anopheles species, Phlebotomus species, Lutzomyia species, Phlebotomus papatasi, Phlebotoma species, Culicoides species, Si

Assignees

• Us Agriculture

Inventors

• Zhang Aijun
• Feng Yan

Classifications

• A01N37/10 Primary

  Aromatic or araliphatic carboxylic acids, or thio analogues thereof; Derivatives thereof · CPC title