Abstract: A physical mode of action pesticide for application on plants and in soils, and methods of manufacture and application, comprising an active ingredient in the form of a polymer in a concentration of less than 0.1% wt., a surfactant, a co-solvent and a diluent in a hydrocolloid suspension. The suspension polymer is preferably a polysaccharide having a molecular weight of 10,000 to 25,000,000, and preferably in the range of about 600,000. The pesticide preferably also includes a targeting ingredient for directing the active ingredient to a particular target.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 8, 2015
Publication date:
December 3, 2015
Applicant:
Cal Agri Products. LLC
Inventors:
Brook Chandler Murphy, Todd C. Steckler
Abstract: A physical mode of action pesticide for application on plants and in soils, and methods of manufacture and application, comprising an active ingredient in the form of a polymer in a concentration of less than 0.1% wt., a surfactant, a co-solvent and a diluent in a hydrocolloid suspension. The suspension polymer is preferably a polysaccharide having a molecular weight of 10,000 to 25,000,000, and preferably in the range of about 600,000. The pesticide preferably also includes a targeting ingredient for directing the active ingredient to a particular target.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 27, 2012
Date of Patent:
August 18, 2015
Assignee:
Cal Agri Products, LLC
Inventors:
Brook Chandler Murphy, Todd C. Steckler