Patent ID: 7264827
Filing Date: 2007-09-04
Classification: A01N

Abstract:
1. A method of making granular bait, wherein the method comprises: forming a dry mixture of (a) from greater than 0 to about 10 percent by weight of at least one pesticidally active ingredient selected from the group consisting of boric acid, orthoboric acid, sodium borates, sodium calcium borates, calcium borates, and combinations thereof (b) one or more carrier materials, wherein at least once carrier material is corncob grit, ground soy bean hulls, or granular agricultural by-products; and (c) a first attractant, wherein the first attractant is powdered sugar, granulated sugar, dextrose, sucrose, fructose, sugar-containing food by-products containing at least 60 percent by weight sugar, or a combination thereof; and adding a second attractant to the dry mixture while mixing to form particulate material, wherein the second attractant is corn oil, soy oil, vegetable oil, or oil-containing food by-products containing at least 10 percent by weight oil, or a combination thereof.