IP Library Granted Patent US 8,092,816
Granted Patent B2
US 8,092,816 · App. 10/585,426 · Granted Jan 10, 2012

Insecticidal compositions for control of general household pests

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Patent No.
US 8,092,816
App. No.
10/585,426
Granted
Jan 10, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to an insecticidal composition comprising a pyrethroid and a second insecticide selected from the group consisting of imidacloprid, nithiazine, thiamethoxam, dinotefuran, nitenpyram, thiacloprid, clothianidin and chlorfenapyr, with significantly improved knockdown and mortality characteristics when applied to general household pests.

Claims (11)

1. A method for controlling general household pests comprising applying an insecticidally effective amount of a composition wherein the insecticide consists of a mixture of

i) from 0.001% by weight to 0.06% by weight bifenthrin and

ii) from 0.001% by weight to 0.20% by weight of a second insecticide selected from the group consisting of imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, and clothianidin;

to a locus where general household pest control is needed or expected to be needed, wherein said locus is selected from a general household pest-infested structure, a structure that is expected to be general household pest-infested, or a location adjacent to said structures and said general household pest is selected from German cockroach, American cockroach, Smokey-Brown cockroach, Oriental cockroach, house fly, biting fly, filth fly, red imported fire ant (RIFA), odorous house ant, carpenter ant, pharaoh ant, Argentine ant, mosquito, tick, flea, sowbug, pillbug, centipede, spider, silverfish, scorpion and bed bug.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said general household pest is selected from German cockroach, American cockroach, Oriental cockroach, house fly, \red imported fire ant (RIFA), and mosquito.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second insecticide is imidacloprid.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the mixture contains from 0.01% to 0.10% by weight of the imidacloprid.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second insecticide is thiamethoxam.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the mixture contains from 0.0025% to 0.0225% by weight of the thiamethoxam.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second insecticide is clothianidin.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the mixture contains from 0.01% to 0.02% by weight of the clothianidin.

Assignments (2)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 17, 2026
From: FMC CORPORATION
To: CITIBANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 075403/0891 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 28, 2008
From: RICHMAN, DINA L.; BALLARD, JAMES B.; WATSON, KIM; PALMER, CHRISTI L.
To: FMC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 020863/0750 →