Patent ID: 7378104
Filing Date: 2008-05-27
Classification: A01K,A01N,A23K,A61K,A61P,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A method of controlling a population of aquatic filter feeding organisms comprising the steps of: i) introducing into the aquatic filter feeding organism's environment particles which are compatible with the selective feeding mechanism of aquatic filter feeding organisms, said particles including at least one substance that is toxic to the organism; ii) inducing the aquatic filter feeding organism to ingest the substance, by virtue of the substance being coated with or encapsulated within a slightly water soluble carrier material, which carrier material is innocuous and/or nutritious for and/or attractive to the aquatic filter feeding organism, thereby causing accumulation of the substance to a biologically active concentration within the aquatic filter feeding organism, wherein the substance is provided as a core surrounded by a coating of said carrier material; and wherein said core is between 40 and 60 microns in diameter and the coating is between 5 and 40 microns wherein the aquatic filter feeding organism is a mollusk.