Repellent
The present invention relates to the use of an arthropod-repelling component from the pyrethroid/pyrethrin class in combination with an agonist of the nicotinergic acetylcholine receptors of arthropods for repelling arthropods, preferably on animals, in an effective and sustainable manner.
1 . A method for repelling arthropods from warm-blooded species, locations, and/or materials comprising the step of applying an effective amount of a pyrethroid or pyrethrin in combination with a nicotinic agonist to said warm-blooded species, locations, and/or materials.
2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the pyrethroid is selected from the following groups:
I. Type I pyrethroids
II. Type II pyrethroids
III. Non-ester-pyrethroids
IV. Natural pyrethrins.
3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the nicotinic agonist is selected from the following groups:
V. Neonicotinoids
VI. Nithiazine
VII. Spinosyns.
4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein said arthropods are selected from ticks, fleas, midges and/or flies.
5 . A method for repelling arthropods from warm-blooded species, comprising the step of topically applying an effective amount of a pyrethroid or pyrethrin in combination with a nicotinic agonist to the warm-blooded animal.
6 . Method for repelling arthropods from locations and materials where they are undesired, in which a pyrethroid or pyrethrin in combination with a nicotinic agonist is applied to the location or the material from which the arthropods are to be repelled.