Patent ID: 6548085
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: A01N,Y02A,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of controlling insect pests which comprises contacting the insect pests while the insects are flying or on a surface with an insecticidal composition consisting essentially of, as active ingredients, a combination of an citrus oil and a synergist, wherein the essential oil is selected from the group consisting of cinnamon oil, citronella oil, cedar oil, clove oil, garlic oil, lemongrass oil, linseed oil, rosemary oil, soybean oil, thyme oil, peppermint oil, and mixtures thereof, and the synergist is sodium lauryl sulfate, and wherein said citrus oil and synergist are present in an inert carrier in insecticidally synergistic proportions of at least 0.01 percent by volume of said citrus oil and 0.01 to 20 percent by volume of said synergist.