Patent ID: 6673360
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: A01N,B01F,C10M,C10N,Y10S

Abstract:
A technique for minimizing pest infestations in agricultural acreage comprising:combining a spray oil with an emulsifier blend, said emulsifier blend comprising: ethoxylated alcohols containing primarily C10-C16 carbon chains with an average of 2.8 or more ethoxy and/or alcohol groups per carbon chain, and glycerol mono- and/or dioleates, wherein the emulsifier blend contains from 90% to 40% by weight of ethoxylated alcohols and from 10% to 60% by weight of the glycerol mono- and/or dioleates; emulsifying spray oil with the emulsifier blend in water; and spraying the spray oil and emulsifier blend emulsion on the agricultural acreage.