US 11,856,957 B2
Insecticidal compositions and methods of using the same
Michael Dean Willis, Elgin, IL (US); Marie Elizabeth Saunders, Schaumburg, IL (US); Darryl Ramoutar, Geneva, IL (US); Joanna Maria Tyszko, Hanover Park, IL (US); Frances Nita Krenick, Franklin, NC (US); and Andrea Rohrbacher, Lake Zurich, IL (US)
Assigned to CLARKE MOSQUITO CONTROL PRODUCTS, INC., St. Charles, IL (US)
Filed by CLARKE MOSQUITO CONTROL PRODUCTS, INC., St. Charles, IL (US)
Filed on Jun. 19, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/907,046.
Application 16/424,053 is a division of application No. 15/483,774, filed on Apr. 10, 2017, granted, now 10,349,662, issued on Jul. 16, 2019.
Application 15/483,774 is a division of application No. 14/149,507, filed on Jan. 7, 2014, abandoned.
Application 16/907,046 is a continuation of application No. 16/424,053, filed on May 28, 2019, granted, now 10,709,139.
Application 14/149,507 is a continuation of application No. 13/548,998, filed on Jul. 13, 2012, granted, now 8,658,223, issued on Feb. 25, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/580,427, filed on Dec. 27, 2011.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/543,180, filed on Oct. 4, 2011.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/507,557, filed on Jul. 13, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2020/0390109 A1, Dec. 17, 2020
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A01N 65/22 (2009.01); A01N 27/00 (2006.01); A01N 35/02 (2006.01); A01N 35/06 (2006.01); A01N 37/06 (2006.01); A01N 49/00 (2006.01); A01N 65/00 (2009.01); A01N 31/06 (2006.01); A01N 43/56 (2006.01); A01N 53/00 (2006.01)
CPC A01N 65/22 (2013.01) [A01N 27/00 (2013.01); A01N 31/06 (2013.01); A01N 35/02 (2013.01); A01N 35/06 (2013.01); A01N 37/06 (2013.01); A01N 43/56 (2013.01); A01N 49/00 (2013.01); A01N 53/00 (2013.01); A01N 65/00 (2013.01); Y02A 50/30 (2018.01)] 13 Claims
 
1. A method for killing mosquitoes consisting essentially of contacting a population of mosquitoes with a composition consisting essentially of about 1 wt. % to about 13 wt. % of a neonicotinoid selected from the group consisting of clothianidin, dinotefuran, imidacloprid, and thiamethoxam; and 3 wt. % of a carvone selected from the group consisting of R-carvone, S-carvone, and combinations thereof, wherein the R-carvone and the S-carvone are isolated, synthetic, or combinations thereof, wherein the composition effectively kills the mosquitoes.