Pesticidal compositions and related methods
View Patent ↗The present invention relates to a botanical repellent composition intended for pest insect control. In some embodiments, the composition may contain about 75% to about 92% garlic extract ( Allium sativum ) and about 8% to about 25% humic acids and diluents.
1. A liquid botanical repellent composition for pest insect control comprising:
from about 75 wt % to about 92 wt % of an aqueous-alcoholic extract ( Allium sativum ); and
from about 8 wt % to about 25 wt % of a humic acid and diluent mixture.
2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the diluent is water.
3. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises 87 wt % of the aqueous-alcoholic garlic extract and 13 wt % of the humic acid and diluent mixture.
4. A botanical repellent composition for pest insect control comprising: 100 L of an aqueous-alcoholic garlic extract, 50 L of humic acid, and 850 L of water for each 1000 L of composition.
5. A method of repelling pests from plants comprising:
providing a composition as recited in claim 1 ; and
administering an effective amount of the composition to a plant, wherein the composition provides control effectiveness of more than 70% for the adult pests, more than 60% for the pests in a pupae stage and more than 60% for the eggs of whiteflies ( Bemicia tabaci ) in pumpkins ( Cucurbita pepo ).
6. A method of repelling pests from plants comprising:
providing a composition as recited in claim 4 ; and
administering an effective amount of the composition to a plant, wherein the composition provides control effectiveness of more than 70% for the adult pests, more than 60% for the pests in a pupae stage and more than 60% for the eggs of whiteflies ( Bemicia tabaci ) in pumpkins ( Cucurbita pepo ).