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US 8,889,725 · App. 12/282,275 · Granted Nov 18, 2014

Sugar-based bait

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Patent No.
US 8,889,725
App. No.
12/282,275
Granted
Nov 18, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

An ant bait which contains an active substance having insecticidal activity and a sugar syrup is described.

Claims (16)

1. An ant bait consisting essentially of at least one active substance having insecticidal activity and sugar syrup,

wherein imidacloprid is the active substance having insecticidal activity and the content of imidacloprid in the ant bait is 0.001 to 0.1% by weight, based on the total weight of the ant bait, and

wherein the sugar syrup is an invert sugar syrup, and has a content of dry matter of 65% to 81% and a sugar inversion degree of 55% to 66%.

2. The ant bait as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the ant bait additionally comprises at least one embittering agent.

3. An ant bait according to claim 1 , with the proviso that the ant bait does not comprise proteins.

4. An ant bait according to claim 1 , wherein the bait is still attractive to ants two weeks after application.

5. An ant bait according to claim 1 , wherein the sugar syrup has a content of dry matter of 72.7% and a sugar inversion degree of 66%.

6. An ant bait according to claim 1 , wherein the sugar syrup has a content of dry matter of 81% and a sugar inversion degree of 55%.

7. A process for the production of an ant bait as claimed in claim 1 , comprising mixing imidacloprid with the sugar syrup, optionally with addition of an embittering agent.

8. A method for the control of ants comprising utilizing an ant bait according to claim 1 .

9. A method according to claim 8 , wherein the ant bait is applied in the vicinity of an ant trail or an ant's nest.

10. A method according to claim 9 , wherein the ant bait is applied in an unconcealed application from a syringe or tube in the vicinity of an ant trail or an ant's nest.

11. A method according to claim 9 , wherein the ant bait is applied in a concealed application from a syringe or tube in cracks and gaps in the vicinity of an ant trail or an ant's nest.

12. A method according to claim 9 , wherein the ant bait is applied in protected application in a bait station.

13. A method according to claim 9 , wherein the ants are Lasius niger species, Linepitherma humile species, Monomorium pharaonis species, or Tapinoma melanoephalum species.

14. A method for the control of ants comprising utilizing an ant bait according to claim 2 .

Assignments (7)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 20, 2023
From: BAYER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GMBH
To: DISCOVERY PURCHASER CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062443/0324 →
ABL PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 4, 2022
From: DISCOVERY PURCHASER CORPORATION
To: BARCLAYS BANK PLC, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 061603/0988 →
FIRST LIEN PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 4, 2022
From: DISCOVERY PURCHASER CORPORATION
To: BANK OF MONTREAL, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 061604/0001 →
SECOND LIEN PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 4, 2022
From: DISCOVERY PURCHASER CORPORATION
To: BANK OF MONTREAL, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 061604/0013 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE ADDRESS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 034891 FRAME 0140. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE THE ASSIGNEE ADDRESS SHOULD BE ALFRED-NOBEL-STRASSE 10 MONHEIM AM RHEIN, GERMANY 40789. Recorded Feb 19, 2015
From: BAYER CROPSCIENCE AG
To: BAYER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GMBH
Reel/Frame 035050/0156 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 3, 2015
From: BAYER CROPSCIENCE AG
To: BAYER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GMBH
Reel/Frame 034891/0128 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 6, 2009
From: GUTSMANN, VOLKER; BOCKER, THOMAS; NENTWIG, GUNTHER; MCBEATH, JUSTIN; EINAM, JEFFREY
To: BAYER CROPSCIENCE AG
Reel/Frame 022913/0760 →