Pest control, compositions, and methods and products utilizing same

Abstract

Pest-combating compositions containing modified volatility pest-control actives are formulated for sustained test-combating efficacy, utilizing oleochemicals subjected to transesterification, methanolysis or conversion of fatty acids to alkyl esters as modified volatility components. In a specific formulation, the pest-combating composition includes soy methyl ester and 2-undecanone. The composition may be constituted as a spray composition, lotion, paste, or other compositional form. Pests that may be usefully combated with such composition include mosquitoes, ticks, cockroaches, thrips, flies, gnats, beetles and aphids.

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       81 . A pest-combating composition including at least one transesterified or methanolyzed oleochemical having pest control character. 
   
   
       82 . The pest-combating composition of  claim 81 , comprising one or more fatty acid alkyl esters having pest control character. 
   
   
       83 . The pest-combating composition of  claim 82 , wherein said fatty acid alkyl esters comprise one or more fatty acid methyl esters. 
   
   
       84 . The pest-combating composition of  claim 81 , comprising soy methyl ester. 
   
   
       85 . The pest-combating composition of  claim 81 , comprising a mixture of C 16 -C 18  saturated and C 18  unsaturated methyl esters. 
   
   
       86 . The pest-combating composition of  claim 85 , wherein the soy methyl ester comprises material identified by Chemical Abstracts Registry Number (CAS#) 67762-38-3. 
   
   
       87 . The pest-combating composition of  claim 81 , comprising a pest-repellent composition. 
   
   
       88 . The pest-combating composition of  claim 81 , comprising a pesticidal composition. 
   
   
       89 . The pest-combating composition of  claim 88 , comprising undecanone. 
   
   
       90 . The pest-combating composition of  claim 81 , comprising a sunscreen formulation, a spray composition, a lotion composition, or a sunblock composition. 
   
   
       91 . An article or location, to which has been applied a pest-combating composition according to  claim 81 . 
   
   
       92 . The article or location of  claim 91 , selected from among apparel, furniture, personal accessories, plastic articles, cloth articles, camping equipment, automotive and vehicular interiors. 
   
   
       93 . A packaged pest control composition, comprising a container holding a pest-combating composition according to  claim 81 , further comprising undecanone. 
   
   
       94 . A method of combating pests, at a locus containing or susceptible to the presence of same, said method comprising applying to at least a portion of said locus a pest combating composition including soy methyl ester and undecanone. 
   
   
       95 . The method of  claim 94 , wherein said pests comprise a pest selected from the group consisting of mosquitoes, ticks, cockroaches, thrips, flies, gnats, beetles and aphids. 
   
   
       96 . A DEET-free composition according to  claim 81 . 
   
   
       97 . The DEET-free composition of  claim 96 , further comprising undecanone. 
   
   
       98 . A pest-control composition, comprising soy methyl ester and undecanone. 
   
   
       99 . The pest-control composition of  claim 98 , comprising at least two pesticidal agents. 
   
   
       100 . The pest-control composition of  claim 98 , comprising at least two pest-repellent agents.