Mixtures of Mustard Plant Material For The Control of Pests and Methods of Making

Abstract

A composition for controlling pests comprising a mixture of plant material obtainable from a mustard plant of the species Sinapis alba and plant material obtainable from a mustard plant of the species Brassica juncea is described.

1 - 13 . (canceled) 
     
     
         14 : A composition for controlling pests comprising a mixture of (a) a plant material obtainable from a mustard plant of the species  Sinapis alba,  and (b) a plant material obtainable from a mustard plant of the species  Brassica juncea,  said composition comprising an effective amount of a glucosinolate breakdown product. 
     
     
         15 : The composition according to  claim 14  wherein the plant material obtainable from a  Sinapis alba  mustard plant, or from  Brassica juncea  mustard plant is a processed plant material. 
     
     
         16 : The composition according to  claim 14  wherein the plant material obtainable from a  Sinapis alba  mustard plant, or from  Brassica juncea  is mustard seed. 
     
     
         17 : The composition according to  claim 15  wherein the plant material obtainable from a  Sinapis alba  mustard plant, or from  Brassica juncea  mustard plant is a seed meal. 
     
     
         18 : The composition according to claim  13  further comprising a carrier. 
     
     
         19 : The composition according to  claim 14  wherein the glucosinolate breakdown product is a nitrite, thiocyanate or an isothiocyanate. 
     
     
         20 : The composition according to  claim 14  wherein the plant material obtainable from  Sinapis alba  comprises from about 0.3% to about 15% (w/w) of said mixture and wherein the plant material from  Brassica juncea  comprises from about 99.7% to about 85% (w/w) of said mixture. 
     
     
         21 : The composition according to  claim 14  wherein the plant material obtainable from  Sinapis alba  comprises about 2% (w/w) of said mixture and wherein the plant material from  Brassica juncea  comprises about 98% (w/w) of said mixture. 
     
     
         22 : The composition according to  claim 14  wherein the glucosinolate breakdown product is allyl isothiocyate and is present in the mixture at a concentration of at least 0.5% (w/w). 
     
     
         23 : The composition according to  claim 17  wherein the composition has a granular size selected from the group of granular sizes ranging from 0.01 mm to 0.25 mm; 0.25 mm to 0.75 mm; and 2 mm to 6 mm. 
     
     
         24 : A method for preparing a pesticide composition according to  claim 14  comprising (a) mixing a plant a material obtainable from a mustard plant of the species  Sinapis alba,  with a plant material obtainable from a mustard plant of the species  Brassica juncea,  said mixture comprising an effective amount of a glucosinolate breakdown product and (b) formulating said mixture into a pesticide composition. 
     
     
         25 : The method according to  claim 24  where in the plant material of the species  Sinapis alba  or the plant material of the species  Brassica juncea  is a mustard seed meal. 
     
     
         26 : A method for controlling pests comprising applying to a pest a composition according to  claim 14 .