Abstract: A molluscicidal material having a predetermined size, composed of an interior core having predetermined properties, at least one adhesive, a mollusk attractant and a molluscicide coating, and the process of treating plants and mollusks with the same.

Abstract: An improved termiticidal combination is formed by adding a liquid cellulose source to a standard liquid termiticide. The cellulose source may be a water soluble polyester such as a cellulose ether like methyl cellulose. The cellulose in the combination functions as termite bait, thereby enhancing the effectiveness of the poison, even at lower concentrations, by inducing termites to ingest poisoned cellulose and return with it to share it with the colony. The liquid form allows the combination to be applied with a standard power sprayer, and permits laying of a continuous barrier or curtain as well as injection spraying into walls of structures.

Abstract: An improved termiticidal combination is formed by adding a liquid cellulose source to a standard liquid termiticide. The cellulose source may be a water soluble polyester such as a cellulose ether like methyl cellulose. The cellulose in the combination functions as termite bait, thereby enhancing the effectiveness of the poison, even at lower concentrations, by inducing termites to ingest poisoned cellulose and return with it to share it with the colony. The liquid form allows the combination to be applied with a standard power sprayer, and permits laying of a continuous barrier or curtain as well as injection spraying into walls of structures.

Abstract: A stabilized moisture-sensitive pesticide composition comprises (a) a moisture-sensitive pesticide and (b) a moisture barrier component selected from the group consisting of a fatty acid, an alkyl ester of a fatty acid and combinations thereof in an amount effective to reduce the degradation of the pesticide due to exposure to moisture.

Abstract: In the preparation of an aqueous herbicidal composition containing a 3-alkylthio-4-amino-5-tert.-butyl 1,2,4-triazin-5-one and a N-aryl-N-alkoxyalkyl haloacetamide, the improvement which comprises dissolving the triazinone in at least twice its weight of the haloacetamide, and adding such solution to water. Advantageously an emulsifier is present and, if desired, prior to addition to water the solution is diluted with a solvent selected from the group consisting of a normally liquid optionally halogenated and/or alkylated aromatic hydrocarbon. This permits simplified preparation by the farmer of the aqueous dispersion he will apply to crops and fields.

Abstract: Sprayable aqueous insecticidal solutions are disclosed based on a mixture of fatty acid amide emulsifiers which have been acidified to a pH of less than about 7 with a water soluble acid and thickening agents which are preferably cellulose based together with an active known insecticidal ingredient propoxur, the solutions having a final pH in the range of about 3.5 to 7.

Abstract: A storage stable, flowable, water dispersible pesticide suspension in an organic water miscible solvent displaying significant but limited solvation of the biologically active pesticide compound and a procedure for preparing it are disclosed. The suspension is stabilized against Ostwald ripening with a dispersant, preferably solid ionic dispersant, and contains inert solid fillers to control the viscosity of the suspension. The particle size of the solid ingredients are controlled to prevent agglomeration.

Abstract: Chemically and physically stable herbicidal, water-emulsifiable, liquid concentrates containing 4-amino-6-t-butyl-3-(methylthio)-1,2,4-triazin-5-one (metribuzin) and 2-chloro-N-(2,6-diethylphenyl)-N-methoxymethylacetamide (alachlor) are dissolved with an appropriate emulsifying agent in alkylbenzenes, especially xylene. The presence of the amide ingredient in about 3 to 5 times the weight of the triazinone ingredient permits the triazinone ingredient to be dissolved to the extent of as much as 12% by weight in xylene compared with only 4% in the absence of the amide.