Abstract: Certain polybutylbenzylphenols and benzyl-3,4-methylenedioxybenzenes are useful for insect control especially as insect chemosterilants and oviposition inhibitors. The benzyl-3,4-methylenedioxybenzenes also find utility as growth inhibitors for mosquito larvae.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 5, 1981
Date of Patent:
August 3, 1982
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture