Pest control using natural pest control agent blends
View Patent ↗Embodiments of the invention relate to a composition for controlling a target pest, wherein the composition includes at least two active ingredients selected from the group consisting of thymyl acetate, linalyl acetate, amyl butyrate, anise star oil, black seed oil, p-cymene, geraniol, isopropyl myristate, d-limonene, linalool, lilac flower oil, methyl salicylate, alpha-pinene, piperonal, piperonyl alcohol, tetrahydrolinalool, thyme oil white, thyme oil red, thymol, vanillin, and winter-green oil, wherein the composition causes synergistic control of the target pest.
1. A composition for controlling a target pest comprising at least two active ingredients selected from the group consisting of thymyl acetate, linalyl acetate, amyl butyrate, anise star oil, black seed oil, p-cymene, geraniol, isopropyl myristate, d-limonene, linalool, lilac flower oil, methyl salicylate, alpha-pinene, piperonal, piperonyl alcohol, tetrahydrolinalool, thyme oil white, thyme oil red, thymol, vanillin, and wintergreen oil, wherein the composition causes synergistic control of the target pest;
wherein the target pest is an endoparasite, and wherein the composition comprises at least two active ingredients selected from the group consisting of alpha-pinene, thymol, para-cymene, linalool, thymyl acetate, and linalyl acetate;
wherein the composition comprises alpha-pinene, para-cymene, thymyl acetate, and linalyl acetate;
wherein alpha-pinene is present in an amount within a range of 4%-8%, thymol acetate is present in an amount within a range of 30-65%, para-cymene is present within a range of 4%-40%, and linalyl acetate is present within a range of 3%-40%.
2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the endoparasite is a flatworm.
3. The composition of claim 2 , wherein the flatworm is Hymenolepsis nana.
4. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the endoparasite is a roundworm.
5. The composition of claim 4 , wherein the roundworm is Ascaris suum or Toxocara canis.
6. An antiparasitic formulation, comprising the composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition is present within a range of 1%-30%, with the balance of the formulation comprising a solvent or surfactant.
7. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition is used to treat a host subject.
8. The composition of claim 7 , wherein the subject is a human.
9. The composition of claim 7 , wherein the subject is an animal.
10. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition is ingestible.