Patent ID: 6566388
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: A01N,A61P,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for controlling termites at a locus infested thereby or expected to be infested thereby, said method comprising applying to said locus a termiticidally effective amount of an emulsifiable composition consisting essentially of:(a) a termiticidally effective amount of a compound having the formula: wherein:R1 is halogen, C1-C4 haloalkyl, C1-C4 haloalkoxy or SF5; R2 is halogen, the various R2 being the same or different and being in the 2-, the 6- or the 2,6-positions; R4 is halogen, C1-C4 alkyl or C1-C4 haloalkyl; R5 is halogen, C1-C4 alkyl or amino; n is 0, 1 or 2; and p is 0, 1, or 2; in an amount of from 1 to 10% by weight of the total weight of the composition; (b) a weakly polar solvent having a positive dipole moment greater than 1 and a solubility in water of less than 10%, in an amount of from 3 to 90% by weight of the total weight of the composition, the weakly polar solvent consisting of one or more members selected from the group consisting of N-octyl-2-pyrrolidone, N-dodecyl-2-pyrrolidone, N-dodecyl-caprolactam and a glycolic ether; and (c) an emulsifying agent selected from a mixture of polyoxyethylene styryl phenyl ether and calcium alkylbenzenesulfonate or a mixture of polyoxyethylene (castor oil) ether and calcium alkylbenzenesulfonate, in an amount of from 5 to 40% by weight of the total weight of the composition; wherein said composition is capable of dilution with water without formation of crystals.