Method of Controlling Animal Pests

Abstract

A method of treating plant and animal systems and inanimate surfaces for the purposes of controlling plant pests, introducing pesticides and nutrients into plants, mitigating frost damage to plants, increasing crop yields, controlling certain plant diseases, controlling arthropod, bacterial, fungal, mycoplasma, rickettsia, and viral pests of animals and humans, and disinfecting inanimate surfaces. The method utilizes the unique multi-directional dispersion property of the tannate complex of picro ammonium formate and the tannate complex of picro cupric ammonium formate, in aqueous solution, combined with a minor amount of a surfactant sufficient to prevent formation of ammonium picrate, to penetrate plant and animal systems and inanimate surfaces and travelling multidirectionally therein. The method is carried out by introducing a small but effective amount of the tannate complex to the plant or animal system or inanimate surface.

1 . A method of utilizing the unique multi-directional dispersion property of tannate complexes selected from the group consisting of the tannate complex of picro ammonium formate and the tannate complex of picro cupric ammonium formate in aqueous solution combined with a minor amount of a surfactant sufficient to prevent formation of ammonium picrate to penetrate plant systems, and travelling multidirectionally therein for the purposes of controlling plant pests including flies, mites, beetles, ants, nematodes, aphids, mealy bugs, thrips and slugs; introducing pesticides into plants; introducing nutrients into plants; increasing plant yields; and controlling plant maladies caused by insects and nematodes; which method comprises introducing to the plant or animal or human or inanimate surfaces a small but effect amount of tannate complex selected from the group consisting of the tannate complex of picro ammonium formate and the tannate complex of picro cupric ammonium formate in aqueous solution combined with a minor amount of a surfactant sufficient to prevent formation of ammonium picrate.  
   
   
       2 . A method according to  claim 1  wherein plant pests are controlled by applying said tannate complex to the plant.  
   
   
       3 . A method of treating plants for the purposes of increasing plant yields or promoting the quality, appearance, growth, and health of plants, which method comprises introducing to the plant a small but effective amount of tannate complex selected from the group consisting of the tannate complex of picro ammonium formate and the tannate complex of picro cupric ammonium formate in aqueous solution combined with a minor amount of a surfactant sufficient to prevent formation of ammonium picrate.  
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 3  wherein said tannate complex is applied by spraying, wiping, drenching, soaking, or infusing therapeutic quantities of tannate complex to said plants.  
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 3  wherein said tannate complex is the tannate complex of picro cupric ammonium formate applied at the rate of about 15 to 30 ounces per 100 gallons of water.