DISPERSION COMPRISING, IN ADDITION TO WATER, 0.5 TO 20 WT. % OF HYDROPHOBIC SILICA, 0.01 TO 10 WT. % OF A GELLING OR VISCOSITY-INCREASING ADDITIVE, 0.1 TO 1 WT. % OF A PRESERVATIVE AND 0 TO 1 WT. % OF A SURFACE-ACTIVE SUBSTANCE. IT IS PREPARED BY A PROCEDURE IN WHICH THE INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS ARE DISPERSED SUCCESSIVELY OR TOGETHER INTO THE WATER AND IN THIS PROCEDURE THE INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS ARE DEAERATED BEFORE AND/OR DURING THE ADDITION OR THE DISPERSION IS DEAERATED DURING THE INDIVIDUAL DISPERSING STEPS. THE DISPERSION CAN BE EMPLOYED AS AN INSECTICIDE.
