Insecticide formulation
View Patent ↗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.
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.