PESTICIDAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING ISOPROPYL MYRISTATE AND ANALOGS OF SAME AS A SYNERGIST FOR PLANT ESSENTIAL OILS
Pesticidal compositions containing as a pesticidally acceptable carrier, at least one plant essential oil compound as a pesticidally active ingredient; and isopropyl myristate, isopropyl palmitate or analogs thereof, as a synergist, and methods for using same, are disclosed.
1 . A method for killing or controlling pests, which comprises applying to the pests a pesticidally-effective amount of a pesticidal composition comprising a pesticidally-acceptable carrier and a pesticidally-effective active ingredient, wherein the pesticidally-effective active ingredient comprises
a pesticidally effective amount of at least one plant essential oil compound, and
a pesticidally effective amount of at least one synergist selected from the group consisting of isopropyl myristate, isopropyl palmitate, isopropyl acetate, isopropyl lanolin, isopropyl stearate, isopropylamine, isopropylamine salt of oleoylisopropanolamide, isopropylamine sulfate, 4-isopropylidene-1-methylcylohexene, 4,4′-isopropylidenediphenol c(12-15)-alkyl phosphates, isopropylnapthalenesulfonic acid, sodium salt, and isopropylsulfamic acid.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plant essential oil compound is selected from the group consisting of: α-pinene; β-pinene; α-campholenic aldehyde; α-citronellol; α-isoamyl-cinnamic; amyl cinnamic aldehyde; α-pinene oxide; α-cinnamic terpinene; α-terpineol; 1-methyl-4-isopropyl-1-cyclohexen-8-ol; λ-terpinene; achillea; aldehyde C16 (pure); alpha-phellandrene; amyl cinnamic aldehyde (amylcinnamaldehyde); amyl salicylate; anethole; anise; aniseed; anisic aldehyde; basil; bay; benzyl acetate; benzyl alcohol; bergamot; bitter orange peel; black pepper; borneol; bornyl acetate; calamus; camphor; camphor wood oil; cananga oil; cardamom; carnation; caryophyllene; carvacrol; carveol; carvone; cassia; castor; cedar; cedarwood; chamomile; cineole; cinnamaldehyde; cinnamic alcohol; cinnamon; cis-pinane; citral; citronella; citronellal; citronellol dextro; citronellol; citronellyl acetate; citronellyl nitrile; citrus unshiu; clary sage; clove oil; clove bud; coriander; corn; cotton seed; coumarin; d-dihydrocarvone; decyl aldehyde; diethyl phthalate; dihydroanethole; dihydrocarveol; dihydrolinalool; dihydromyrcene; dihydromyrcenol; dihydromyrcenyl acetate; dihydroterpineol; dimethyl salicylate; dimethyloctanal; dimethyloctanol; dimethyloctanyl acetate; diphenyl oxide; dipropylene glycol; d-limonene; d-pulegone; estragole; ethyl vanillin; eucalyptol; eucalyptus citriodora; eucalyptus globulus; eucalyptus; eugenol; eugenyl acetate; evening primrose; fenchol; fennel; ferniol.tm.; fish; florazon; galaxolide; geraniol; geraniol; geranium; geranyl acetate; geranyl nitrile; ginger; grapefruit; guaiacol; guaiacwood; gurjun balsam; heliotropin; herbanate; hexylcinnamaldehyde; hiba; hydroxycitronellal; i-carvone; i-methyl acetate; ionone; isobutyl quinoleine; isobornyl acetate; isobornyl methylether; isoeugenol; isolongifolene; isosafrole; jasmine; jojoba; juniper berry; lavender; lavandin; lemon grass; lemon; lime; limonene; linallol oxide; linallol; linalool; linalyl acetate; linseed; litsea cubeba; I-methyl acetate; longifolene; mandarin; mentha; menthane hydroperoxide; menthol; menthyl acetate; menthofurane; menthol laevo; methyl anthranilate; methyl cedryl ketone; methyl chavicol; methyl hexyl ether; methyl ionone; mineral; mint; musk ambrette; musk ketone; musk xylol; mustard; myrcene; neral; nerol; neryl acetate; nonyl aldehyde; nutmeg; orange; orris root; para-cymene; para-hydroxy phenyl butanone crystals; passion palmarosa oil; patchouli; p-cymene; pennyroyal oil; pepper; peppermint; perillaldehyde; petitgrain; phenyl ethyl alcohol; phenyl ethyl propionate; phenyl ethyl-2-methylbutyrate; pimento berry; pimento leaf; pinane hydroperoxide; pinanol; pine ester; pine needle; pine; pinene; piperonal; piperonyl acetate; piperonyl alcohol; plinol; plinyl acetate; pseudo ionone; rhodinol; rhodinyl acetate; rosalin; rose; rosemary; ryu; safrole; sage; sandalwood; sandenol; sassafras; sesame; soybean; spearmint; spice; spike lavender; spirantol; starflower; tangerine; tea seed; tea tree; terpenoid; terpineol; terpinolene; terpinyl acetate; tert-butylcyclohexyl acetate; tetrahydrolinalool; tetrahydrolinalyl acetate; tetrahydromyrcenol; thulasi; thyme; thymol; tomato; trans-2-hexenol; trans-anethole and metabolites thereof; turmeric; turpentine; vanillin; verbenone; vetiver; vitalizair; white cedar; white grapefruit; and wintergreen (methyl salicylate).
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein no other pesticidally effective active ingredient is present in the pesticidal composition.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the pest is selected from the group consisting of cockroach, ladybeetle, yellow jacket, and house fly.
5 . A pesticidal composition comprising a pesticidally-acceptable carrier and a pesticidally-effective active ingredient, wherein the pesticidally-effective active ingredient comprises
a pesticidally effective amount of at least one plant essential oil compound, and
a pesticidally effective amount of at least one synergist selected from the group consisting of isopropyl myristate, isopropyl palmitate, isopropyl acetate, isopropyl lanolin, isopropyl stearate, isopropylamine, isopropylamine salt of oleoylisopropanolamide, isopropylamine sulfate, 4-isopropylidene-1-methylcylohexene, 4,4′-isopropylidenediphenol c(12-15)-alkyl phosphates, isopropylnapthalenesulfonic acid, sodium salt, and isopropylsulfamic acid.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plant essential oil compound is selected from the group consisting of: α-pinene; β-pinene; α-campholenic aldehyde; α-citronellol; α-isoamyl-cinnamic; amyl cinnamic aldehyde; α-pinene oxide; α-cinnamic terpinene; α-terpineol; 1-methyl-4-isopropyl-1-cyclohexen-8-ol; λ-terpinene; achillea; aldehyde C16 (pure); alpha-phellandrene; amyl cinnamic aldehyde (amylcinnamaldehyde); amyl salicylate; anethole; anise; aniseed anisic aldehyde; basil; bay; benzyl acetate; benzyl alcohol; bergamot; bitter orange peel; black pepper; borneol; bornyl acetate; calamus; camphor; camphor wood oil; cananga oil; cardamom; carnation; caryophyllene; carvacrol; carveol; carvone; cassia; castor; cedar; cedarwood; chamomile; cineole; cinnamaldehyde; cinnamic alcohol; cinnamon; cis-pinane; citral; citronella; citronellal; citronellol dextro; citronellol; citronellyl acetate; citronellyl nitrile; citrus unshiu; clary sage; clove oil; clove bud; coriander; corn; cotton seed; coumarin; d-dihydrocarvone; decyl aldehyde; diethyl phthalate; dihydroanethole; dihydrocarveol; dihydrolinalool; dihydromyrcene; dihydromyrcenol; dihydromyrcenyl acetate; dihydroterpineol; dimethyl salicylate; dimethyloctanal; dimethyloctanol; dimethyloctanyl acetate; diphenyl oxide; dipropylene glycol; d-limonene; d-pulegone; estragole; ethyl vanillin; eucalyptol; eucalyptus citriodora; eucalyptus globulus; eucalyptus; eugenol; eugenyl acetate; evening primrose; fenchol; fennel; ferniol.tm.; fish; florazon; galaxolide; geraniol; geraniol; geranium; geranyl acetate; geranyl nitrile; ginger; grapefruit; guaiacol; guaiacwood; gurjun balsam; heliotropin; herbanate; hexylcinnamaldehyde; hiba; hydroxycitronellal; i-carvone; i-methyl acetate; ionone; isobutyl quinoleine; isobornyl acetate; isobornyl methylether; isoeugenol; isolongifolene; isosafrole; jasmine; jojoba; juniper berry; lavender; lavandin; lemon grass; lemon; lime; limonene; linallol oxide; linallol; linalool; linalyl acetate; linseed; litsea cubeba; I-methyl acetate; longifolene; mandarin; mentha; menthane hydroperoxide; menthol; menthyl acetate; menthofurane; menthol laevo; methyl anthranilate; methyl cedryl ketone; methyl chavicol; methyl hexyl ether; methyl ionone; mineral; mint; musk ambrette; musk ketone; musk xylol; mustard; myrcene; neral; nerol; neryl acetate; nonyl aldehyde; nutmeg; orange; orris root; para-cymene; para-hydroxy phenyl butanone crystals; passion palmarosa oil; patchouli; p-cymene; pennyroyal oil; pepper; peppermint; perillaldehyde; petitgrain; phenyl ethyl alcohol; phenyl ethyl propionate; phenyl ethyl-2-methylbutyrate; pimento berry; pimento leaf; pinane hydroperoxide; pinanol; pine ester; pine needle; pine; pinene; piperonal; piperonyl acetate; piperonyl alcohol; plinol; plinyl acetate; pseudo ionone; rhodinol; rhodinyl acetate; rosalin; rose; rosemary; ryu; safrole; sage; sandalwood; sandenol; sassafras; sesame; soybean; spearmint; spice; spike lavender; spirantol; starflower; tangerine; tea seed; tea tree; terpenoid; terpineol; terpinolene; terpinyl acetate; tert-butylcyclohexyl acetate; tetrahydrolinalool; tetrahydrolinalyl acetate; tetrahydromyrcenol; thulasi; thyme; thymol; tomato; trans-2-hexenol; trans-anethole and metabolites thereof; turmeric; turpentine; vanillin; verbenone; vetiver; vitalizair; white cedar; white grapefruit; and wintergreen (methyl salicylate).
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein no other pesticidally effective active ingredient is present.