IP Library Granted Patent US 10,694,749
Granted Patent B2
US 10,694,749 · App. 15/622,242 · Granted Jun 30, 2020

Insecticide formulation

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Patent No.
US 10,694,749
App. No.
15/622,242
Granted
Jun 30, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides an insecticide formulation, the insecticide formulation comprising a Bacillus thuringiensis (BT) strain; a floating agent and a disintegration agent bound on a substrate. The substrate has a density greater than 1.

Claims (25)

1. An insecticide formulation, the insecticide formulation comprising:

a first layer having a first floating agent and a disintegration agent bound on a substrate with a first binding agent, wherein the first floating agent and the disintegration agent are admixed, wherein the substrate has a density greater than 1, the substrate having a first insecticide bound thereto, wherein the first insecticide is methoprene;

a binding layer comprising a second binding agent, the second binding layer disposed on the first layer, wherein the first and second binding agents are the same; and

a second layer having a second insecticide selected from the group consisting of a genetically modified Bacillus thuringiensis (BT) strain or genetically modified Bacillus sphaericus , together with a second floating agent, wherein the second layer is disposed on the binding layer and the first and the second floating agents are the same.

2. The insecticide formulation of claim 1 , wherein the BT strain is Bacillus thuringiensis var israelensis (BTI).

3. The insecticide formulation of claim 1 , wherein the BT strain is present in an amount of between about 2% to about 15% w/w.

4. The insecticide formulation of claim 1 , wherein the first and second floating agent are each a member selected from the group consisting of perlite, vermiculite, and a synthetic polymer powder.

5. The insecticide formulation of claim 4 , wherein the synthetic polymer powder is a member selected from group consisting of polypropylene and polyethylene.

6. The insecticide formulation of claim 1 , wherein the first and second floating agent are present in an amount of between 5% to 30% w/w.

7. The insecticide formulation of claim 1 , wherein the first and second binding agent are each a water soluble polymer.

8. The insecticide formulation of claim 7 , wherein the water soluble polymer is a member selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl alcohol, polyethylene oxide and gelatin.

9. The insecticide formulation of claim 1 , wherein the substrate is a granule.

10. The insecticide formulation of claim 9 , wherein the granule is a high density granule.

11. The insecticide formulation of claim 1 , wherein the disintegration agent is a member selected from the group consisting of a cross-linked cellulose, a cross-linked PVP, a cross-linked starch, a cross-linked alginic acid, a xanthan gum and a gellan gum.

12. The insecticide formulation of claim 1 , wherein the disintegration agent is present in an amount of about 0.5% to 5% w/w.

13. A method for controlling insects, the method comprising: contacting an insect habitat, breeding grounds or their locus with an insecticide formulation of claim 1 , wherein the insecticide formulation controls insects.

14. The method for controlling insects of claim 13 , wherein the insect is a mosquito.

15. The method for controlling insects of claim 13 , wherein the insect habitat is water.

16. The method for controlling insects of claim 13 , wherein the insecticide formulation is applied at about 5 lbs to about 10 lbs per/acre.

17. The method for controlling insects of claim 13 , wherein the insecticide formulation is applied at about 7.5 lbs per/acre.

18. An insecticide formulation, the insecticide formulation comprising:

a substrate with a first insecticide bound thereto, wherein the first insecticide is methoprene;

a first layer having a first floating agent, which is perlite and a disintegration agent, which is xanthan gum bound on the substrate with a first insecticide bound thereto, wherein the first floating agent and the disintegration agent are admixed, wherein the substrate has a density greater than 1;

a binding layer comprising a binding agent, the binding layer disposed on the first layer; and

a second layer having a second insecticide selected from the group consisting of a genetically modified Bacillus thuringiensis (BT) or a genetically modified Bacillus sphaericus strain together with the floating agent, which is perlite, wherein the second layer is disposed on the binding agent layer.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 21, 2021
From: ARDEN COMPANIES, LLC; CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY; FARNAM COMPANIES, INC.; FOUR PAWS PRODUCTS, LTD.; IMS TRADING, LLC; K&H MANUFACTURING, LLC; NEXGEN PLANT SCIENCE CENTER, LLC; T.F.H. PUBLICATIONS, INC.; WELLMARK INTERNATIONAL
To: TRUIST BANK, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT FOR THE SECURED PARTIES
Reel/Frame 058561/0940 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 7, 2017
From: GU, GEORGE; HAAS, KEITH; WITTE, JEANNE
To: WELLMARK INTERNATIONAL
Reel/Frame 043524/0606 →