Pesticidal compositions containing rosemary oil and wintergreen oil

Abstract

Pesticidal compositions containing rosemary oil and / or wintergreen oil and methods for using same are disclosed.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a divisional and claims the benefit of U.S. application Ser. No. 11 / 746,927, filed May 10, 2007, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10 / 014,797, filed Dec. 14, 2001, which (1) is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 09 / 604,082, filed Jun. 27, 2000, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 140,845, filed Jun. 28, 1999, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference, (2) is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 09 / 505,680, filed Feb. 17, 2000, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference and (3) is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 09 / 340,391, filed Jun. 28, 1999, which in turn claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 094,463, filed Jul. 28, 1998, U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 100,613, filed Sep. 16, 1998, and U.S. Provisional Patent Application Se...

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Benefits of technology

[0016]It is a further object to provide a safe, pesticidal composition and method that will not harm mammals or the environment.

[0017]It is still another object to provide a pesticidal composition and method that has a pleasant scent, but is not too strong or lingering, and that can be applied without burdensome safety precautions.

[0018]It is still another object to provide a pesticidal composition and method as described above which can be inexpensively produced or employed.

[0019]It is still another object to provide a pesticidal composition and method as described above which can be used indoors and outdoors and will not soften, dissolve, or otherwise adversely affect treated surfaces.

[0021]It is still another object to provide a pesticidal compostioin that is non-phytotoxic and can be safely applied to economically valuable plants or crops.

[0025]It is yet another object of the invention to provide a pesticidal composition and method to provide quick knockdown and kill of invertebrate pests, particularly in household applications.

Problems solved by technology

These and other pests have annually cost humans billions of dollars in crop losses in the case of agricultural pests and in the expense of keeping them under control.

For example, the losses caused by pests in agricultural environments include decreased crop yield, reduced crop quality, and increased harvesting costs.

However, it has become increasingly apparent that the widespread use of synthetic chemical pesticides has caused detrimental environmental effects that are harmful to humans and other animals.

For instance, the public has become concerned about the amount of residual chemicals that persist in food, ground water and the environment, and that are toxic, carcinogenic or otherwise incompatible to humans, domestic animals and / or fish.

As a result, elimination of effective pesticides from the market has limited economical and effective options for controlling pests.

However, these plant essential oils when used alone can be expensive, impractical or ineffective under certain circumstances.

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