Patent ID: 7579017

Claim:
A pesticide for delivering a physical mode of action kill comprising: (a) an active ingredient comprising xanthan gum, said active ingredient being present in a concentration of less than 0.10 wt.% based on the total weight of said pesticide; (b) a surfactant; (c) a co-solvent selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbons, ethers, phenols, glycols, lactones, chlorinated hydrocarbons, aromatic hydrocarbons, nitrated hydrocarbons, dibasic esters, mono-esters such as ethyl acetate, butyl acetate, ethyl-3-ethoxy-propionate, propylene glycol propanediol, propylene glycol butyl ether acetate, dipropylene glycol methyl ether acetate, tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol and combinations thereof and (d) a diluent comprising water, wherein said xanthan gum is in the form of a micelle in a colloid suspension, has a weight average molecular weight of about 10,000 to 25,000,000 and is present in an amount sufficient to cause a physical mode of action kill in insects.