The United States of America; as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
发明人:
Junwei J. Zhu,Steven C. Cermak
申请号:
US16704028
公开号:
US20200107544A1
申请日:
2019.12.05
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2020
代理人:
摘要:
Methods for repelling or killing insects, said method comprising treating an object or area with a composition comprising an insects repelling or killing effective amount of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a C8 or C9 or C10 or C11 or C12 or C13 straight or branched chain free fatty acid, methyl ester or ethyl ester or propyl ester or isopropyl ester or 2-ethyl hexyl ester of said acid, salts of said acid, and mixtures thereof, and optionally a carrier. The term “insects” as used herein includes non-insects such as ticks, mites, spiders, centipedes, scorpions, chiggers, and solifugids.