Patent ID: 6517850
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: A01N

Abstract:
A method for controlling ants, said method comprising applying an insecticidally effective amount of an insecticidal composition to an area in which ants are liable to be found, said insecticidal composition comprising:(a) between 0.001 and 5% by weight of the compound 5-amino-3-cyano-1-[2,6-dichloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4-[(trifluoromethyl)sulfinyl]-1H-pyrazole; (b) between 0.05 and 10% by weight of a thickener; and (c) between 5 and 50% by weight of propylene glycol; said compound being in a dissolved state in said composition; said insecticidally effective amount of said composition corresponding to a dose of said compound of between 5 mg and 5 g per 100 m2; said composition having a viscosity of between 60 and 1000 cP at ambient temperature: the percentages by weight being based on the total weight of the composition; said composition being applied in the form of drops, the height of a drop of said composition above a flat surface on which said drop is deposited remaining greater than 1 mm after a period of more than 1 day at ambient temperature.