BROAD SPECTRUM ANIMAL REPELLENT AND METHOD
An animal, bird, and repellent formulation and method for warding off deer, geese, birds and insects from shrubs, grass, water, walks, parking lots in around buildings and the like. The formulation is a mixture of water, rosemary oil, mint oil, cedar oil, kaolin clay, a thickener, preservative, white distilled vinegar and dried eggs. This formulation can be applied to a support medium, such as crushed eggshells, nutshells, or corncobs and then disbursed over the surface to be protected. The mixture can also be formed into a viscous composition and sprayed over the area. Additionally, this mixture can be applied to stagnate water to kill mosquito larvae or on a variety of surfaces to repel insects such as flies, spiders, beetles, ants and so forth.
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4 . A concentrated broad spectrum animal repellent comprising an aqueous solution or mixture of, in weight percent,
Rosemary oil
from 0.07 to 8.5
Mint oil
from 0.07 to 8.5
Cedar oil
from 2.5 to 40
Clay
from 1.0 to 9.3
P sorbate
from 0.01 to 1.0
Zanthan Gum
from 0.02 to 1.25, and
Water
from 20 to 90[[.]]
5 . The repellant of claim 4 comprising, in weight percent,
Rosemary oil
from 0.02 to 7
Mint oil
from 0.02 to 7
Cedar oil
from 9 to 32
Clay
from 2 to 7.0
P sorbate
from 0.03 to 0.75
Zanthan Gum
from 0.03 to 1.0
Water
from 25 to 85
6 . The repellant of claim 4 comprising, in weight percent,
Rosemary oil
from 0.1 to 4
Mint oil
from 0.1 to 4
Cedar oil
from 15 to 30
Clay
from 3.0 to 6.0
P sorbate
from 0.04 to 0.1
Zanthan Gum
from 0.04 to 0.75
Water
from 26 to 80
7 . The repellant of claim 4 combined with from 2 to 34 part water.
8 . The repellant of claim 4 combined with from 3 to 25 part water.
9 . The repellent of claim 4 further comprising one or more of dilute acids, naturally occurring insecticides, sodium chloride and potassium soaps.
10 . The repellent of claim 4 further comprising sodium chloride.
11 . A broad spectrum animal repellent material selected from a material comprising a substrate surface adherently coated with the repellent of claim 4 and a material comprising a substrate impregnated with the repellent of claim 4 .
12 . The animal repellent of claim 11 wherein the substrate is in particulate form.
13 . The animal repellent of claim 12 wherein the substrate is selected from the group consisting of clay, crushed eggshell, nutshells, and corn cobs granules in a particle size distribution of from about dustless fine particles to about one-quarter inch overall thickness particles.
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20 . A broad spectrum animal repellent comprising an aqueous solution or mixture of rosemary oil, mint oil, and cedar oil.
21 . The broad spectrum animal repellent of claim 20 which is a concentrate.
22 . A method of repelling an animal or insect from a surface comprising preparing the repellent of claim 20 and applying the repellent to the surface.
23 . The method of claim 22 where the surface is a plant material surface.
24 . The method of claim 22 where the surface is selected from the group consisting of the surface of plants, grass, water, walks, parking lots, and buildings.
25 . The method of claim 22 where the surface is the skin, fur or pelt of an animal or human.
26 . The method of claim 22 where the surface is the top of a body of stagnant water.
27 . The method of claim 22 where the surface is an article of clothing.