Patent ID: 8877173

Claim:
A pest control composition comprising: from about 1 to about 15 percent of a borate-containing active ingredient selected from the group consisting of boric acid, boric oxide, sodium tetraborate, disodium octaborate, sodium pentaborate, and combinations thereof; from about 52 to about 75 percent of a cellulosic carrier matrix material selected from the group consisting of ground corn cobs, straw, wood particles, rice hulls, and combinations thereof; from about 10 to about 20 percent of an oil-based attractant selected from the group consisting of corn oil, peanut oil, soybean oil, palm oil, sunflower oil, rapeseed oil, and combinations thereof; from about 1 to about 8 percent of a protein-based attractant selected from the group consisting of soy-derived protein, egg-derived protein, myco-derived protein, bacteria-derived protein, fish-derived protein, insect-derived protein, bovine-derived protein, porcine-derived protein, and combinations thereof; from about 5 to about 15 percent of a sugar-based attractant selected from the group consisting of sucrose, dextrose, glucose, fructose, honey, corn syrup, maple syrup, and combinations thereof; and from about 5 to about 15 percent of a flour-based attractant comprising wheat flour or corn flour, wherein all weight percentages are based upon dry weight of the pest control composition; wherein the pest control composition is formed into pellets having a width of from about 3 to about 5 millimeters and a length of from about 6 to about 10 millimeters; wherein the oil-based attractant, the protein-based attractant, the sugar-based attractant, and the flour-based attractant combine to attract terrestrial mollusks; and wherein the pest control composition retains efficacy for exterminating terrestrial mollusks under wet or moist environmental conditions.