Ethaboxam and Avermectin Composition for Broad-Spectrum Pest Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current pest control methods are inadequate in providing effective control against a wide range of pests and plant pathogens, as they often lack comprehensive efficacy across various agricultural crops and environments.
Innovation Solution
A composition comprising ethaboxam and avermectin, used in various formulations, is applied to plants, seeds, or soil to control pests and pathogens, with a weight ratio of ethaboxam to avermectin ranging from 1:0.01 to 1:50, offering excellent control efficacy against arthropod pests, nematodes, and plant diseases.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If single active ingredients are used for pest control, then the control mechanism is simple, but the control efficacy against a wide range of pests is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines ethaboxam (a fungicide) and avermectin (an insecticide/nematicide) into a single composition to achieve broad-spectrum pest control. This merging of two different active ingredients with distinct mechanisms of action allows the composition to control fungi, insects, and nematodes simultaneously, resolving the contradiction between simple composition and effective control efficacy.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a composite pesticide formulation containing both ethaboxam and avermectin. This composite material approach enables the single composition to deliver multiple control functions (fungicidal, insecticidal, and nematicidal activities) that would require separate applications if used individually, thereby improving reliability while managing composition complexity through integrated formulation.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple active ingredients are combined to broaden pest control spectrum, then the control efficacy improves, but the composition complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges ethaboxam and avermectin into a single multi-functional composition that can control diverse pests including fungi, insects, and nematodes. This combining approach broadens the pest control spectrum without requiring separate applications of multiple products, as the two active ingredients work synergistically within one formulation.
Solution Approach 2:
The composition achieves multi-functionality by incorporating both ethaboxam (fungicidal activity) and avermectin (insecticidal and nematicidal activity). This universal formulation can be applied to control various types of pests across different crop types, providing adaptability and versatility while managing composition complexity through integrated design.
3Adaptability or versatility
If broad-spectrum pest control is achieved through multiple ingredients, then the versatility improves, but the ease of manufacture decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines ethaboxam and avermectin into a single formulation that provides broad-spectrum pest control. This merging approach achieves versatility against fungi, insects, and nematodes while streamlining the manufacturing process compared to producing and applying separate single-ingredient products, as the combination can be formulated using standard pesticide manufacturing techniques.
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AI summary
The present invention provides: a composition for controlling pests comprising, as active ingredients, ethaboxam and avermectin; a method for controlling pests which comprises applying effective amounts of ethaboxam and avermectin to a pest, a plant or soil for growing plant; and so on.