US 11,896,008 B2
Use of nootkatone to treat mosquito infestations
Jean Amick, Lexington, KY (US); and Ryan Murphy, Pewee Valley, KY (US)
Assigned to EVOLVA SA, Reinach (CH)
Filed by EVOLVA SA, Reinach (CH)
Filed on Oct. 5, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/494,048.
Application 17/494,048 is a continuation of application No. 16/328,885, granted, now 11,154,057, previously published as PCT/EP2017/072027, filed on Sep. 1, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/383,077, filed on Sep. 2, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0022451 A1, Jan. 27, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A01N 35/06 (2006.01); A01N 25/04 (2006.01); A01N 25/30 (2006.01)
CPC A01N 35/06 (2013.01) [A01N 25/04 (2013.01); A01N 25/30 (2013.01)] 44 Claims
 
1. A method of killing a mosquito larva, comprising:
applying an effective amount of a nootkatone-containing composition to a mosquito breeding site comprising one or more mosquito larvae,
wherein the one or more mosquito larvae are killed by the nootkatone applied to the mosquito breeding site.