Patent ID: 8822533

Claim:
A method for repelling and/or killing insects, said method comprising treating an object or area with an insect repelling effective amount or insect killing effective amount of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds having the formula wherein where R 1 is H, R 2 is H, R 3 is H, R 4 is H, R 5 is H, and R 6 is HC≡CH; wherein where R 1 is Cl, R 2 is Cl, R 3 is H, R 4 is Cl, R 5 is Cl, and R 6 is HC≡CH; wherein where R 1 is F, R 2 is F, R 3 is H, R 4 is F, R 5 is F, and R 6 is HC≡CH; wherein where R 1 is F, R 2 is F, R 3 is CH 3 , R 4 is F, R 5 is F, and R 6 is HC≡CH; wherein where R 1 is H, R 2 is H, R 3 is CH 2 OCH 3 , R 4 is F, R 5 is F, and R 6 is HC≡CH; wherein where R 1 is H, R 2 is OCH 3 , R 3 is H, R 4 is H, R 5 is H, and R 6 is HC≡CH; or wherein where R 1 is Cl, R 2 is Cl, R 3 is CH 2 OCH 3 , R 4 is Cl, R 4 is Cl, and R 6 is CH═C(CH 3 ) 2 ; and optionally a carrier.