IP Library Patent Application 14309859
Patent Application
App. No. 14/309,859

PESTICIDAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING ROSEMARY OIL AND WINTERGREEN OIL

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14/309,859
Abstract

Pesticidal compositions containing plant essential oils, such as rosemary oil and/or wintergreen oil, and methods for using same are disclosed.

Claims (16)

1 . A pesticidal composition comprising, in admixture with an acceptable carrier, rosemary oil, wintergreen oil, and piperonyl butoxide (PBO),

wherein the composition is pesticidally effective for controlling a pest selected from a member of the group consisting of invertebrates, insects, fungi, bacteria, arachnids, larvae and eggs thereof.

2 . The pesticidal composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition is pesticidally effective for controlling insects.

3 . The pesticidal composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition is pesticidally effective for controlling a pest selected from a member of the group consisting of:

Bemisia argentifolii, Cicidellidae, Lepidoptera, Liriomyza trifollii, Frankliniella occidentalis, Aphis, Tetronmychua, cladosporium, Chytridimycota, Zygomycota, Asomycota, rhizopus, rhizoctonia, pythium, erwinia, Isopoda, Oniscus asellus, Armadillidium vulgare, Porcellio scarber, Pieris rapae crucivora, Spodoptera litura, Thrips palmi, Empoasca onukii, Phyllonorycter ringoniella, Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus, Popillia japonica, Phyllotreta, Tetranychus kanzawai, Polyphagotarsonemus latus, Diplopoda, Blanilus guttulatus; Chilopoda, Geophilus carpophagus, Scutigera, Scolopendra subspini, Thereunema, Symphyla, Scutigerella immaculate, Thysanura, Ctenolepisma villosa, Lepisma saccharina, Psocoptera, Trogium pulsatorium; Collembola, Onichiurus armatus; Isoptera, Mastotermitidae, Termopsidae, Zootermopsis, Archotermopsis, Hodotermopsis, Porotemes, Kalotermitidae, Kalotermes, Neotermes, Cryptotermes, Incisitermes, Glyptotermes, Hodotermitidae, Hodotermes, Microhodotermes, Anacanthotermes, Rhinotermitidae, Reticulitermes, Heterotermes, Coptotermes, Schedolinotermes, Serritermitidae, Termitidae, Anitermes, Drepanotermes, Hopitalitermes, Trinervitermes, Macrotermes, Odontotermes, Microtermes, Nasutitermes, Pericapritermes, Anoplotermes, Dictyoptera, Blatta orientalis, Periplaneta americana, Periplaneta fuliginosa, Leucophaea maderae, Blattella germanica, Orthoptera, Gryllotapa, Acheta domesticus, Teleogryllus emma, Locusta migratoria, Melanoplus differentialis, Schistocera gregaria, Dermaptera, Labidura riparia, Forficula auricularia, Anoplura, Phthirus pubis, Pediculus humanus, Haematopinus sulus, Linognathus, Solenopotes, Mallophaga, Trichodectes, Tromenopon, Bovicola, Felicola, Thysanoptera, Frankiniella intonsa, Thrips tabaci, Thrips palmi, Heteroptera, Nezara, Eurygaster, Dysdercus intermedius, Cimex lectularis, Triatoma, Rhodnius prolixus, Nezara antennata , and Cletus puncttiger, Homoptera, Aleurocanthus spiniferus, Bemisia tabaci, Trialeurodes vaporariorum, Aphis gossypii, Brevicoryne brassicae, Cryptomyzus ribis, Aphis fabae, Macrosiphum euphorbiae, Myzus persicae, Phorodon humuli, Empoasca, Nephootettix cincticeps, Lecanium corni, Saissetia oleae, Laodelphax striatellus, Nilaparvata lugens, Aonidiella aurantii, Aspidiotus hederae, Pseudococcus, Psylla, Phylloxera vastrix, Lepidoptera, Pectinophora gossypiella, Lithocolletis blancardella, Plutella xyloste, Malacosoma neustria, Euproctis subflava, Lymantria dispar, Bucculatrix pyrivorella, Phyllocnistis citrella, Agrotis, Euxoa, Earias insulana, Heliothis, Spodoptera exigua, Spodoptera litura, Spodoptera, Mamestra brassicae, Trichoplusia ni, Carpocapsa pomonella, Pieris, Chilo, Pyrausta nubilalis, Ephestia kuehniella, Galleria mellonella, Tineola bisselliella, Tenea translucens, Homona magnanima, Totrix viridana; Coleoptera, Anobium punctatum, Rhizopertha dominica, Acanthoscelides obectus, Agelastica alni, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, Phaedon cochleariae, Diabrotica, Psylliodes angusticollis, Phyllotreta striolata, Epilachna, Atomaria, Oryzaephilus surinamensis, Anthonomus, sitophilus, Otriorhynchus sulcatus, Cosmopolites sordidus, Ceuthorhyncidius albosuturalis, Hypera postica, Dermestes, Trogoderma, Attagenus unicolor, Lyctus, Meligethes aeneus, Ptinus, Gibbium psylloides, Tribolium, Tenebrio molitor, Agriotes, Melolontha mololontha, Scolytidae, Cerambycidae, Monochamus, Hylotrupes, Hesperophanus, Chlorophorus, Palaeocallidium, Semanotus, Purpuricenus, Stromatium, Platypodidae, Crossotarsus, Platypus, Bostrychidae, Dinoderus, Bostrychus, Sinoderus, Anobiidae, Ernobius, Anobium, Xyletinus, Xestobium, Ptilinus, Nicobium, Ptilneurus, Hymenoptera, Diprion, Hoplocampa, Lasius, Formica japonica, Vespa, Siricidae, Urocerus, Sirex, Diptera, Aedes, Anopheles, Culex, Drosophila melanogaster, Musca domestica, Fannia, Calliphora, Lucilia, Chrysomya, Cuterebra, Gastrophilus, Stomoxys, Oestrus, Hypoderma, Tabanus, Bibio hortulanus, Pegomyia hyoscyami, Ceratitus capitata, Dacus dorsalis, Tipula paludosa, Simulium, Eusimulium, Phlebotomus, Culicoides, Chrysops, Haematopota, Braula, Morellia, Glossina, Wohlfahrtia, Sarcophaga, Lipoptena, Melophagus, Muscina, Siphonaptera, Xenopsylla cheopis, Ceratophyllus, Pulex, and Ctenocephalides, Arachnida, Scorpio maurus, Latrodectus mactans, Chiracanthium, Otodectus, Acarus siro, Argas, Ornithodoros, Ornithonyssus, Dermanyssus, Eriophyes, Chelacaropsis moorei, Dermatophagoides, Psoroptes equi, Chorioptes, Saracoptes, Tarsonemus, Bryobia praetiosa, Panonychus, Tetranychus, Raillietas, Pneumonyssus, Sternostorma, Acarapis, Cheyletiella, Myobia, Psorergates, Demodex, Trombicula, Listrophorus, Tyrophagus, Sarcoptes, Notoedres, Cytodides , and Laminosioptes.

4 . The pesticidal composition of claim 1 , wherein the pest is selected from a member of the group consisting of: fleas, mosquitoes, yellow jackets, wasps, cockroaches, oriental cockroach, American cockroach, smoky brown cockroach, German cockroach, termites, houseflies, whiteflies, leaf hoppers, cabbage looper, ants, stink bugs, lygus bugs, leaf miners, aphids, spiders, ticks, plant mites, spider mites, McDaniel mites, Pacific mites, European mites; slugs, snails; powdery mildew, cladosporium , strawberry powdery mildew, rusts, botrytis , ergots, blight, downy mildew, eutypa, leaf spot, smut, ringworm, bacteria, pillbugs, sowbugs, Latreille pillbug, Porcellio scarber, common cabbageworm, tobacco cutworm, melon thrips , tea green leafhopper, apple leaf miner, rice water weevil, Japanese beetle, striped flea beetle, Kanzawa spidermite, broad mite, millipede, bristletails, oriental silverfish, silverfish, larger pale booklice, snow fleas, termites, mole cricket, field cricket, asiatic locust/oriental migratory locust, earwigs, thrips , flower thrips , onion thrips , cotton seedling thrips , bed bugs, green stink bug, citrus spiny whitefly, sweet potato whitefly, greenhouse whitefly, cotton asphid, melon aphid, cabbage asphid, potato aphid, green peach aphid, green rice leafhopper, brown scale, black scale, small brown plant hopper, brown rice plant hopper, red scale, ivy scale, pink bollworm, diamondback moth, tent caterpillar, oriental tussock moth, gypsy moth, pear leaf miner, citrus leaf miner, beet armyworm, common cutworm, cabbage armyworm, Mediterranean flour moth, greater wax moth, webbing clothes moth, beetles, lesser grain borer, bean weevil, solanum flea beetle, striped flea beetle, sawtoothed grain beetle, black vine weevil, banana weevil borer, alfalfa weevil, black carpet beetle, yellow mealworm, Crossotarsus, Platypus, housefly, oriental fruit fly, grain mite, clover mite, and spider mites.

5 . The pesticidal composition of claim 1 , wherein the ratio of wintergreen oil to rosemary oil is 100:1 to 1:100 parts by weight.

6 . The pesticidal composition of claim 1 , wherein the ratio of wintergreen oil to rosemary oil is 13:1 to 1:13 parts by weight.

7 . The pesticidal composition of claim 1 , wherein the ratio of wintergreen oil to rosemary oil is 4:1 parts by weight.

8 . The pesticidal composition of claim 1 , wherein the acceptable carrier is about 5 to 99.9% by weight.

9 . A method for controlling a pest, comprising applying to a locus where control is desired a pesticidally-effective amount of the composition of claim 1 .

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the pest is a member of the group consisting of invertebrates, insects, arachnids, larvae and eggs thereof.

11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the pest is an insect.

12 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the pest is selected from a member of the group consisting of: Bemisia argentifolii, Cicidellidae, Lepidoptera, Liriomyza trifollii, Frankliniella occidentalis, Aphis, Tetronmychua, cladosporium, Chytridimycota, Zygomycota, Asomycota, rhizopus, rhizoctonia, pythium, erwinia, Isopoda, Oniscus asellus, Armadillidium vulgare, Porcellio scarber, Pieris rapae crucivora, Spodoptera litura, Thrips palmi, Empoasca onukii, Phyllonorycter ringoniella, Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus, Popillia japonica, Phyllotreta, Tetranychus kanzawai, Polyphagotarsonemus latus, Diplopoda, Blanilus guttulatus; Chilopoda, Geophilus carpophagus, Scutigera, Scolopendra subspini, Thereunema, Symphyla, Scutigerella immaculate, Thysanura, Ctenolepisma villosa, Lepisma saccharina, Psocoptera, Trogium pulsatorium; Collembola, Onichiurus armatus; Isoptera, Mastotermitidae, Termopsidae, Zootermopsis, Archotermopsis, Hodotermopsis, Porotemes, Kalotermitidae, Kalotermes, Neotermes, Cryptotermes, Incisitermes, Glyptotermes, Hodotermitidae, Hodotermes, Microhodotermes, Anacanthotermes, Rhinotermitidae, Reticulitermes, Heterotermes, Coptotermes, Schedolinotermes, Serritermitidae, Termitidae, Anitermes, Drepanotermes, Hopitalitermes, Trinervitermes, Macrotermes, Odontotermes, Microtermes, Nasutitermes, Pericapritermes, Anoplotermes, Dictyoptera, Blatta orientalis, Periplaneta americana, Periplaneta fuliginosa, Leucophaea maderae, Blattella germanica, Orthoptera, Gryllotapa, Acheta domesticus, Teleogryllus emma, Locusta migratoria, Melanoplus differentialis, Schistocera gregaria, Dermaptera, Labidura riparia, Forficula auricularia, Anoplura, Phthirus pubis, Pediculus humanus, Haematopinus sulus, Linognathus, Solenopotes, Mallophaga, Trichodectes, Tromenopon, Bovicola, Felicola, Thysanoptera, Frankiniella intonsa, Thrips tabaci, Thrips palmi, Heteroptera, Nezara, Eurygaster, Dysdercus intermedius, Cimex lectularis, Triatoma, Rhodnius prolixus, Nezara antennata , and Cletus puncttiger, Homoptera, Aleurocanthus spiniferus, Bemisia tabaci, Trialeurodes vaporariorum, Aphis gossypii, Brevicoryne brassicae, Cryptomyzus ribis, Aphis fabae, Macrosiphum euphorbiae, Myzus persicae, Phorodon humuli, Empoasca, Nephootettix cincticeps, Lecanium corni, Saissetia oleae, Laodelphax striatellus, Nilaparvata lugens, Aonidiella aurantii, Aspidiotus hederae, Pseudococcus, Psylla, Phylloxera vastrix, Lepidoptera, Pectinophora gossypiella, Lithocolletis blancardella, Plutella xyloste, Malacosoma neustria, Euproctis subflava, Lymantria dispar, Bucculatrix pyrivorella, Phyllocnistis citrella, Agrotis, Euxoa, Earias insulana, Heliothis, Spodoptera exigua, Spodoptera litura, Spodoptera, Mamestra brassicae, Trichoplusia ni, Carpocapsa pomonella, Pieris, Chilo, Pyrausta nubilalis, Ephestia kuehniella, Galleria mellonella, Tineola bisselliella, Tenea translucens, Homona magnanima, Totrix viridana; Coleoptera, Anobium punctatum, Rhizopertha dominica, Acanthoscelides obectus, Agelastica alni, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, Phaedon cochleariae, Diabrotica, Psylliodes angusticollis, Phyllotreta striolata, Epilachna, Atomaria, Oryzaephilus surinamensis, Anthonomus, sitophilus, Otriorhynchus sulcatus, Cosmopolites sordidus, Ceuthorhyncidius albosuturalis, Hypera postica, Dermestes, Trogoderma, Attagenus unicolor, Lyctus, Meligethes aeneus, Ptinus, Gibbium psylloides, Tribolium, Tenebrio molitor, Agriotes, Melolontha mololontha, Scolytidae, Cerambycidae, Monochamus, Hylotrupes, Hesperophanus, Chlorophorus, Palaeocallidium, Semanotus, Purpuricenus, Stromatium, Platypodidae, Crossotarsus, Platypus, Bostrychidae, Dinoderus, Bostrychus, Sinoderus, Anobiidae, Ernobius, Anobium, Xyletinus, Xestobium, Ptilinus, Nicobium, Ptilneurus, Hymenoptera, Diprion, Hoplocampa, Lasius, Formica japonica, Vespa, Siricidae, Urocerus, Sirex, Diptera, Aedes, Anopheles, Culex, Drosophila melanogaster, Musca domestica, Fannia, Calliphora, Lucilia, Chrysomya, Cuterebra, Gastrophilus, Stomoxys, Oestrus, Hypoderma, Tabanus, Bibio hortulanus, Pegomyia hyoscyami, Ceratitus capitata, Dacus dorsalis, Tipula paludosa, Simulium, Eusimulium, Phlebotomus, Culicoides, Chrysops, Haematopota, Braula, Morellia, Glossina, Wohlfahrtia, Sarcophaga, Lipoptena, Melophagus, Muscina, Siphonaptera, Xenopsylla cheopis, Ceratophyllus, Pulex, and Ctenocephalides, Arachnida, Scorpio maurus, Latrodectus mactans, Chiracanthium, Otodectus, Acarus siro, Argas, Ornithodoros, Ornithonyssus, Dermanyssus, Eriophyes, Chelacaropsis moorei, Dermatophagoides, Psoroptes equi, Chorioptes, Saracoptes, Tarsonemus, Bryobia praetiosa, Panonychus, Tetranychus, Raillietas, Pneumonyssus, Sternostorma, Acarapis, Cheyletiella, Myobia, Psorergates, Demodex, Trombicula, Listrophorus, Tyrophagus, Sarcoptes, Notoedres, Cytodides , and Laminosioptes.

13 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the pest is selected from a member of the group consisting of: fleas, mosquitoes, yellow jackets, wasps, cockroaches, oriental cockroach, American cockroach, smoky brown cockroach, German cockroach, termites, houseflies, whiteflies, leaf hoppers, cabbage looper, ants, stink bugs, lygus bugs, leaf miners, aphids, spiders, ticks, plant mites, spider mites, McDaniel mites, Pacific mites, European mites; slugs, snails; powdery mildew, cladosporium , strawberry powdery mildew, rusts, botrytis , ergots, blight, downy mildew, eutypa, leaf spot, smut, ringworm, bacteria, pillbugs, sowbugs, Latreille pillbug, Porcellio scarber, common cabbageworm, tobacco cutworm, melon thrips , tea green leafhopper, apple leaf miner, rice water weevil, Japanese beetle, striped flea beetle, Kanzawa spidermite, broad mite, millipede, bristletails, oriental silverfish, silverfish, larger pale booklice, snow fleas, termites, mole cricket, field cricket, asiatic locust/oriental migratory locust, earwigs, thrips , flower thrips , onion thrips , cotton seedling thrips , bed bugs, green stink bug, citrus spiny whitefly, sweet potato whitefly, greenhouse whitefly, cotton asphid, melon aphid, cabbage asphid, potato aphid, green peach aphid, green rice leafhopper, brown scale, black scale, small brown plant hopper, brown rice plant hopper, red scale, ivy scale, pink bollworm, diamondback moth, tent caterpillar, oriental tussock moth, gypsy moth, pear leaf miner, citrus leaf miner, beet armyworm, common cutworm, cabbage armyworm, Mediterranean flour moth, greater wax moth, webbing clothes moth, beetles, lesser grain borer, bean weevil, solanum flea beetle, striped flea beetle, sawtoothed grain beetle, black vine weevil, banana weevil borer, alfalfa weevil, black carpet beetle, yellow mealworm, Crossotarsus, Platypus, housefly, oriental fruit fly, grain mite, clover mite, and spider mites.

14 . An embodiment as described in the specification, Tables, Examples and/or Figures.

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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 28, 2015
From: ECOSMART TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: KITTRICH CORPORATION
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