Mixtures of Mustard Plant Material For The Control of Pests and Methods of Making
A composition for controlling pests comprising a mixture of plant material obtainable from a mustard plant of the species Sinapis alba and plant material obtainable from a mustard plant of the species Brassica juncea is described.
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14 : A composition for controlling pests comprising a mixture of (a) a plant material obtainable from a mustard plant of the species Sinapis alba, and (b) a plant material obtainable from a mustard plant of the species Brassica juncea, said composition comprising an effective amount of a glucosinolate breakdown product.
15 : The composition according to claim 14 wherein the plant material obtainable from a Sinapis alba mustard plant, or from Brassica juncea mustard plant is a processed plant material.
16 : The composition according to claim 14 wherein the plant material obtainable from a Sinapis alba mustard plant, or from Brassica juncea is mustard seed.
17 : The composition according to claim 15 wherein the plant material obtainable from a Sinapis alba mustard plant, or from Brassica juncea mustard plant is a seed meal.
18 : The composition according to claim 13 further comprising a carrier.
19 : The composition according to claim 14 wherein the glucosinolate breakdown product is a nitrite, thiocyanate or an isothiocyanate.
20 : The composition according to claim 14 wherein the plant material obtainable from Sinapis alba comprises from about 0.3% to about 15% (w/w) of said mixture and wherein the plant material from Brassica juncea comprises from about 99.7% to about 85% (w/w) of said mixture.
21 : The composition according to claim 14 wherein the plant material obtainable from Sinapis alba comprises about 2% (w/w) of said mixture and wherein the plant material from Brassica juncea comprises about 98% (w/w) of said mixture.
22 : The composition according to claim 14 wherein the glucosinolate breakdown product is allyl isothiocyate and is present in the mixture at a concentration of at least 0.5% (w/w).
23 : The composition according to claim 17 wherein the composition has a granular size selected from the group of granular sizes ranging from 0.01 mm to 0.25 mm; 0.25 mm to 0.75 mm; and 2 mm to 6 mm.
24 : A method for preparing a pesticide composition according to claim 14 comprising (a) mixing a plant a material obtainable from a mustard plant of the species Sinapis alba, with a plant material obtainable from a mustard plant of the species Brassica juncea, said mixture comprising an effective amount of a glucosinolate breakdown product and (b) formulating said mixture into a pesticide composition.
25 : The method according to claim 24 where in the plant material of the species Sinapis alba or the plant material of the species Brassica juncea is a mustard seed meal.
26 : A method for controlling pests comprising applying to a pest a composition according to claim 14 .