Contact insecticide and
acaricide suitable for organic
agriculture for the management of mites and soft-bodied insects, and its method of production. This invention relates to the creation of a formulation applicable in both organic and conventional
agriculture for the protection of plants against mites and soft-bodied
insect pests of crops. The action of the formulation is due to the inseparable combination of the active substance, which is the
potassium salts of fatty acids, with mixtures of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids as well as vegetable oils that increase the
solubility of the formulation in the spray liquid and its effectiveness. The acaricidal and insecticidal action of the final formulation is further enhanced by the addition of acyclic sesquiterpenes and caraway
essential oil, which cause intense mobility of the mites / insects, thereby increasing the
contact time of the pests with the
active ingredient, leading to their immediate death. This invention represents an advancement in
current technology by proposing a combination of active ingredients that act synergistically, ensuring the effectiveness of the formulation even at low concentrations of the active substance. The low concentration of the
active ingredient, combined with the use of natural and
environmentally friendly components, results in the proposed formulation with an improved toxicological and
environmental profile and minimizes the risk of
phytotoxicity often observed from the use of
plant protection products with high concentrations of
potassium salts of fatty acids. This patent also describes: a) the method of production of the
active ingredient and the final formulation (additional examples of proposed compositions are provided in the supplementary section), b) the proposed method of application of the formulation in the field, c) laboratory studies conducted on the effectiveness of the proposed formulation against the
agricultural pest Tetranychus urticae (two-spotted
spider mite) and the study of its compatibility with the beneficial predator Phytoseiulus persimilis.