Bifenthrin/acetamiprid compositions for control of general household pests
View Patent ↗The present invention relates to an insecticidal composition of bifenthrin and acetamiprid with significantly improved knockdown and mortality characteristics when applied to general household pests.
1. A method for controlling general household pests selected from the group consisting of German cockroaches, house flies, red imported fire ants and bed bugs comprising applying an insecticidally effective amount of a formulation comprising a mixture of i) bifenthrin and ii) acetamiprid; and iii) an aqueous medium to a locus where general household pest control is needed or expected to be needed wherein the amount of the bifenthrin in the composition is equal to from 0.001% by weight to 0.12% by weight of the formulation and the amount of the acetamiprid is equal to from 0.001% by weight to 0.20% by weight of the formulation.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said locus is selected from a general household pest-infected structure, a structure that is expected to be general household pest-infected, or a location adjacent to said structures.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said locus is selected from a general household pest-infected structure, a structure that is expected to be general household pest-infected, or a location adjacent to said structures.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the amount of the bifenthrin is equal to from 0.001% by weight to 0.06% by weight of the formulation and the amount of the acetamiprid is equal to from 0.005% by weight to 0.10% by weight of the formulation, and the general household pests are German cockroaches.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the amount of the bifenthrin is equal to from 0.0575% by weight to 0.0625% by weight of the formulation and the amount of the acetamiprid is equal to from 0.025% by weight to 0.05% by weight of the formulation, and the general household pests are red imported fire ants.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein the amount of the bifenthrin is equal to from 0.001% by weight to 0.005% by weight of the formulation and the amount of the acetamiprid is equal to from 0.01% by weight to 0.02% by weight of the formulation, and the general household pests are house flies.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein the amount of the bifenthrin is equal to from 0.0575% by weight to 0.0625% by weight of the formulation and the amount of the acetamiprid is equal to from 0.025% by weight to 0.05% by weight of the formulation, and the general household pests are bed bugs.