Patent ID: 6538027
Filing Date: 2003-03-25
Classification: A01N,Y10S

Abstract:
A composition capable of repelling insects comprising a mixture of free fatty acids isolatable from emu oil and at least one additional insect repellent,wherein the mixture of fatty acids comprises about 0.32% to 0.9% myristic acid, about 0.2% arachidonic acid, about 21.3 % to 28.7% palmitic acid, about 7.8% to 10.2% stearic acid, about 0.4% to 0.56% linolenic acid, about 3.8% to 5.6% palmitoleic acid, about 46.4% to 54.5% oleic acid and about 7.2%, to 9.2% linoleic acid by weight.