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 controlling arthropod, bacterial, fungal, mycoplasma, rickettsia, and viral pests in affected animals or humans which method comprises applying to the affected animal or human a small but effective amount of a 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 said tannate complex is applied at the rate of about 12 to 55 ounces per 100 gallons of water.  
     
     
         3 . A method according to  claim 1  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.  
     
     
         4 . A method of treating animals and humans for controlling arthropod, bacterial, fungal, mycoplasma, rickettsia, and viral pests of animals and humans, which method comprises introducing to the animals or humans 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.  
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4  wherein the arthropod, bacterial, fungal, mycoplasma, rickettsia and viral pests of animals and humans are controlled by applying said tannate complex to the affected animals or humans.  
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 4  wherein said tannate complex is applied by spraying, wiping, drenching, soaking, or infusing therapeutic quantities of said tannate complex to said affected animals or humans.  
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 4  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.  
     
     
         8 . 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 animal systems for the purposes of controlling arthropod, bacterial, fungal, mycoplasma, rickettsia, and viral pests of animals and humans, 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.  
     
     
         9 . A method according to  claim 7  wherein said tannate complex is applied at the rate of about 12 to 55 ounces per 100 gallons of water.  
     
     
         10 . A method according to  claim 7  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.  
     
     
         11 . A method according to  claim 7  wherein said tannate complex is introduced to the animal or human by spraying, wiping, drenching, or soaking.