Patent ID: 7195788

Claim:
A method for controlling growth of a pathogenic organism, comprising exposing the pathogenic organism to a pesticidal composition obtained from a hydrodistillate of Prunus biomass in an amount and for a time sufficient to control the growth of the pathogenic organism, wherein the hydrodistillate comprises at least two compounds selected from the group consisting of 2-propanol, hexanal, trans-2-hexenal, 1-hexanol, cis-3-hexenol, trans-2-hexenol, mandelonitrile, benzoic acid, benzaldehyde, benzyl alcohol, and hydrocyanic acid; wherein the pathogenic organism is selected from the group consisting of Phylloxera, Uncinula necator, Botrytis cinerea, Sphaerotheca pannosa, a Cytospora species, Cytospora chrysosperma, a Penicillium species, Penicillium expansum, an Alternaria species, and Alternaria arborescens; and wherein the Prunus species is selected from the group consisting of P. serotina, P. virginiana, P. emarginata, P. dulcis, and P. persica.