US Patent:
20120040833, Feb 16, 2012
Inventors:
Michael J. Kisenwether - Bensalem PA, US
Michelle McKnight - Philadephia PA, US
Krishnamurthy Shanmuganandamurthy - Plainsboro NJ, US
Valerio Bramati - Milan, IT
Thierry Sclapari - Skillman NJ, US
Assignee:
RHODIA OPERATIONS - Aubervilliers
International Classification:
A01N 57/20
A01P 13/00
A01N 37/10
A01N 25/30
A01N 25/00
A01N 39/04
US Classification:
504206, 504358, 504323, 504324
Abstract:
A pesticide composition contains, based on 100 parts by weight (“pbw”) of the composition: (a) from about 15 to about 65 pbw of one or more pesticide compounds, (b) from greater than 0 to about 10 pbw of one or more fatty acid (C-C) esters, and (c) optionally, up to about 20 pbw of one or more surfactants, wherein the surfactant component typically comprises: (i) one or more betaine surfactants, (ii) one or more glycoside surfactants, (iii) one or more amine oxide surfactants, (iv) one or more fatty (ether) amine alkoxylate surfactants, or (v) a surfactant mixture comprising at least one surfactant from each of at least two of the surfactant categories (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv). A method for controlling a target pest, includes the steps of diluting the above described pesticide composition with a diluent comprising water and applying the diluted pesticide composition to the target pest and/or to the environment of the target pest.