CA2046410A1 - Composition and method for discouraging spiders, insects or the like - Google Patents

Abstract

ABSTRACT OF THE INVENTION
A composition and method for spraying an area to inhibit web growth and discourage spiders, other insect or the like from returning to the sprayed area. The solution includes liquid soap that is blended with oil of anise and coriander oil. Capsicum is then added and completely blended in the soap mixture. The mixture is blended with an acetic acid solution to form the solution.

Description

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COMPOSI~ION ANI;~ ~SB~Or) ~OE~
DI8¢0UR~GING ~PII~ERS, IN~ECT~; OR ~E LI~E

~7~CKGR,pU~r~ OF, TllE :tNYENT10~7 q~his invention relates to a composition of matter for use as A pesticide or pest preventa~ive and a method for ~aking and using the composition. More part~cularly, thi~ invention relates to a 601ution of organla materials for lnh~iting and discouraglng ~piders, in~ects ~nd other pest~ ~rom reoccurring once sprayed on a sur~ace.
A ~ommon problem with many hou~es and buildings is spider we~
growth. Spider~ tend to congregate in corners of buildin~s and build webs. Elimination of these wehs requlre constan~ cleanup by knooklng t~e webs down with brooms and brushe5.
Varlou~ pesticides and ln6ecticides are ~vailable for ~illing ~pl~er~, lnsects and other bugs to pre~ent web reoccurrence.
However, most pesti¢ides ~ontain toxic materlal~ that are harmful 1~ to humans i~ swallowed. Further, many of ~he current pesticides only la~t a short amount o~ time ana must be re-applied to malntain ef~e~tivene~6. ~any pes~icides ~ain surfa~e~ suoh as walls, carpet, draperies, wallpaper, et~. ~n aontact. Accordingly, these pesticide~ may not be appllcable for indoor u~e.

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An ob~ect o~ the lnven~ion i8 to provide an lmproved compo~l-tion for use in pest control;
Another ob~eat o~ thl~ invention i~ to mix a con~poslt~on together that doe6 not contaln harmful ingredlents and that control~ pests;
It i~ also an objec~ o~ thiC inven~ion to ~omblne organlc con~t~tuent~ to~ether in a liquid that may be ~prayed on an area to di~courage insect~, epider~ or other pest~ for an ~xtended amount of time;
A further o~jec~ of ~his invention i~ to provide a llquld compo~itlon that ~ay be ~prayed onto surE~ces to ~nhibit spiders and insets wi~hout leavlng ~ stain; and An additional objeot of this inventlon l~ to spray a solu~ion 15 on an ~re.~ to retard ~plder web growth.
In a pre~erred embodiment of th~ lnvention, a me~hod of p~ep~rlng an in~ect prevention solution is provided. The ~ethod i6 prepared by whipplng llquid ~oap into a foa~ and ~hen combining oil o~ ani6e and coriander oil until blended together ln the liquid soap. ~i~uld cap~lcum is then added to the ooriander oil and anl~e oil blended ~oap. Cap~icum 1~ then whipped with the blended 60ap un~ll t~le liqu~d oap31aum is completely blended,into the QOap. An acetia ~cid ~olu~ion ls added to the completely blended soap to co~plete the pro~ess. ~he solution ~ay then be 3prayed on wall~, buil~ings, fence~ or o~her 3tructures to preven~ reoccurrence of ~nsects, spiders and other pe~t~ and retard web growth.

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It has been ~ouna that the solution ~or lnhibiting spider~, in~ects ~nd othe~ pest~ i8 ~ont~ined in ~he following TablQ 1.
~etall~ o~ co~positlon~ of these material~ are 1i~ted ln Tke Sour~e ook Q_Flavor~, wrl~ten by Henry Heath, published by A.V.I. of Weetport, Connecticut, 1~81 wh~ch i~ hereby lncorporated by re~erence.

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The followlng example~ are for preparation of the composition o~ ~atter, ~180 referred to a~ a pestlclde ~olution ~or inhibl~ihg ~plders, ln~ec~s and pests. Preparatlon of one liter of the pe~ticide ~olution 18 as follow~:

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44.6 cubic centimeters of coconut oil ba~ed soap were ~hlpped ~nto a foam, praferably at high speeds ~or fiv~ minutes.` About ~9 cubic cen~lme~ers of oll of plmpinell~ and anisum ~an~se oil) and 1.5 cublc centimeter~ of oil of aoriandrum satiu~ ~corlander oil) were added to the $oam and mixed together at low speed~ for approxim~ely ~ive minutes. The mixture was then whipped st high ~peeds ~or ~wo ~inutes. At this tlme, 1.5 cubic centimete~s of li~uid capsicum, generally referred to as oleoresin of capsicum annum ~cap~iaum oleoresin) were added and then blended with the 15 other lngredients between ~ve an~ twenty ~inutes. The exact ~len~ing ~fme is dependent on the vlscosity of the soap used.
Heavier ~oaps blend better and qui~ker than lighter soaps.
Thls ~inal mlxture was whlpped until no txaceQ of ~he capsicum oleore~in remain on t~e top ~ur~ace of ~he substance and become di3~01ved. ~00 ~bic cent~eters of di~tilled whit~ vinegar having a 5% acetic ncld is added to the blended substance in a 6mall but st~ady flow. The resulting pestic~de must ~e blended con~lnually durlng ~he bottling process for proper aonsistency of ~orm~la.

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J,alapeno peppQrs were liqulfied and ~trained to ~orm a ll~
cublc centimeters or 4 ounces o~ solution. The liqulfied pe~pers w~re substitu~ed for ~he aapsiaum in Example 1. In experlmen~a-tion, the pepper~ were as ef~ective a~ the oleoresin of capslcum in discouraging spider~.

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Hot red peppers, cherry pepper~, mixed ho~ pepper~ and chil~
peppers were ll~ui~ied ana each individually substit~ed for the oleor~sin o~ capsicum in Example 1. The 11~ cu~c centimetex~ o~
~he liqui~ied peppers were substituted for the capsicu~ used ~n Example 1. ~he end product was efective in dl6co~raging spide~s.

E~a~le 4 Loulsiana hot sauce in one instance and ~abasco sauce in another in~ance were 6ubst~tuted for ~h~ oleore~ln o~ cap~icum in Example 1. Two oun~es or ~g cuhlc cen~imeters were ~ubstitu~ed ~or the capslcum used in Exa~ple 1. The resulting product was e~fective in inhibltlng ~piders ~ , .
Fel~ Naptha~ soap wa~ ~elted and A ~mall amount o~ water was Added ~6 lt ~elted. The gel t~at resulted from this meltlng proces~ w~s then ~sed in place of the coconut oil ~ased soap ln Exa~ple 1. The proportlons ~ubstituted were equal to the quantity I~L~ 0~-84i-~34~ J~ J J ~', 1 1 ' !

o~ co~onut oil based soap used in Example 1. ~hiG ~oap proved 6ati~factory in inhlb~ting spiders and t~e~r web~.

ExamPl~ 6 Ivory Liquld Detergent was substit~ted ~or the cooonut oll ba~ed 60ap in Example 1. The proportions substltu~ed Were equal to the quantity of coconut oil ~ased ~oap u~ed ln Ex~ple 1.
Satisfactory re~ul~6 were ob~alned $n making th~ dilution a~ well as uslng the 301ution to inhibit spider~ and their webs.

~xampl~ 7 Purex laundry detergent ~liquid), Joy di~hwashing detergent, Amway ~ ~ Di~h Drops detergent and Arm & Hammer liquid laundry de~ergent were all ~ndividually ~ub~tituted ~or the coconut oil ~ase~ soap ~n Example 1. The proportion of ~etergent u~ed was equal to the quantity o~ coconut oil uee~ in Example 1.
5ati~actory result~ were obtalned when making ~he so~ution.

Example 8 Durlng ~esting rioe vinegar, apple cider v$negar and malt vinegar were su~stituted for the distilled white vinegar in ExamplQ
1. It was determined ~-hat the riae vinegar wo~ked to ~emOVQ we~
~20 ~nd discourage spiders from reooourring. However, apple cider vinegar ~nd malt vlnegar removed the webs but did no~ di~courage the ~piders from ~tay$ng away from the area ~reated. It was re~o~nlzed that red wine vinegar caused ~taining of ~urface~. Herb -7- .

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vlnegar~ were also-su~titu~ed for the dis~illed whlte vineyar in Example were found to ~e e~fective. It was al~o determlned by dilutlng the vinegar in ~xample 1 with water caused to be lneffectlve in both removin~ webs and discouraging spiders fro~
returning to areas treated.
In this examp~e, aqueous solutions having varying amoun~ o~
acetia ~aid were substituted for the distilled white vlnegar in Example 1. It wa~ deter~ined that 801u~$0n~ having acetic acid concentra~ion between 1 and 20~ wexe e~ective ln discouraging 10 splders.

The a~ount of cooonut oil based soap was varied bet~een 44 and 89 ~ubla Centime~eræ in Example 1. I~ was deter~lned that les~
than 44 cubia cen~imeters would result ln the produc~ stalning lS ~ur~ace5. Adding more than ~9 c~bia centimeter~ did not allow the produat to m~x properly witn the acetic acid solution.

E~ample.lo The a~oun~ of oil of plmpinella anisum was varied between 1 and 10 cubia aentime~ers in Example 1. It was determ~ned ~hat le.~
than one cubia centimeter io not effeative to ~iscourage spiders from reocc~rrlng and ~ore than ten cu~ic cen~imeters overpowers the other nece3sary ingredients in ~he pesticide solution TEL~ 07-$~41-2~4-~ Jul 3.~l1 17~ ,-., F.ll Ex~m~le 11 The amount of liquid coriander was ~aried between 1.5 and 3 cubic centimeter~ in Example 1. It was determined that u~ing les~
tha~ 1.5 ~ubic centime~ers o$ llquid cor~ander was not e~fective in dis~ouraging spide~ from returning and using more than 3 cubic ~entimeters result~ ln lung and eye lr~itation when lnhal$ng fumes ~rom the pestlcide solution.

~xamplç 12 The a~ount o~ oleoresin of caps~cum annuu~ ~capslcum oleore~ln) wa~ varied be~ween one and ~hree ~bic oentimeters ln Example 1. It wa~ ~etermined ~hat less than one cublc centlmeter was not effective ln allowlng the final product to discourage splder8 and that more than three cubic cen~imeters cause~ ~he surfaae~ ~o be ~tained.

Var~ous test~ were conducted to determlne the effectabillty o~ the 801ution dlsalosed in Exampls 1. The results of these t~sts ; are aR follow~:
In a flrst test, ~he interlor oP A la~e front home Wlth a heavy lnfes~ation of a~tive splder~ and web growth was sprayed wlth the pesticlde solution ~n Example 1. Web-~way ~as appl~ed to ~our beam~ ln a heavlly in~ested area approxlmately 80 ~quare ~eet each over its entlre ~urface and the webs were removed with a bru~h.
The re~ults were ~heaked ~or ~e-growth of webs or ~plder activlty every 30 days with none noticed durlng eighteen month~. After T E L: l - 4 1`l 7 - g 4 1 - ~ 3 4 ~ F . l .

e~ghteen months it waEI notloed that a k~mall web was startlng to form .in a small corner of the ce~ ling area o~ the beam.
In another test, a ~ foot by ~lx foot sectlon of a ~elllng area o~ an exterior wooden porah was Rprayed on a lake front home 5 o~ woo~len aonstruction wi~h attached masonry build~ ng. q`his area in1tia~1y had very high web infestation and splder actlv~ ty wlth dirt dauber and wasp nests. The are~ was treatçd with the pestici~e solution in Example 1. ~ebs and dauber/wasp nes~s were re~oved with a broom.
The area was checked for re-growth of web~, ~piaer activity and resulting da~berJwasp nes~s every th~y days. No act-ivity or web growth wa~ detected for ~ix months, although adja¢ent ceiling areas left untreated ~has continued activity in web growth).
Dauber/wa~ps beg~n rebuilding ne~ts aftsr th~ee month~, but could ea~ily be remo~ed with fingertip to prevent activity.
In another test, an amu~ement park had to ~hut down park rl~es due to wasp ~ctivi~y from ne~ts located on pillng supported r~des.
~he plllng~ were ~eated with the ~olutlon in Example 1.
As of f~ve months after the ~est, the ~olutlon has ~een ~uccess~ul in preven~ing wasp actlvity ln areas thaS were tre~t~d.
In another test, ~ shoppin~ plaza and groaery store in a plaza along with warehouse ~acilities were treated on their cellln~s and ~oof~. The ~torefronts and both lnter10r and ex~erior surfaces o~
the warehouse fa~111ties were treated with the solution ln Example 25 1. Four monthæ l~ter the a~ea was ~nspeoted and the test areas were web free an~ showed min~mal web growth.

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Exterior wall and ad~oining aluminum soffit and porch area o~
large plastlc~ ~anufa~turing plant was sprayed with the pesticide solution 1n ~ample 1. Thi~ area ad~oins an area th~t i8 lighted 24 hour~ a day and faces a moderately landscaped oak hammock entrance way and endless acres o~ undeveloped land~ The ~pider pro~lem ln this area as well as ~ome interiors o~ the plant became very bafl. The area had ~o ~e sprayed and fogged ~o bring the prob~em under coh~rol. The test area wa~ approximately 200 ~guare feet o~ exterior wall and soffi~ area ad~acent to t-he same lo un~reated ar~a. ~he pestic~de solution was applied u~lng a compressed air ~prayer using approximately l/2 gallon of material for the 200 square foot area a~ the sur~ace was somewhat porou.~ and ~sorbed some material. ThQ area was rechecked two ~onth~ later and ~howed minimal web colleation and no ~pider activity. The untreated ad~olning area had live spider aativity and heavy web colleation.
It was determined that by spraying the pesticide solutlon onto areas oP b~lldlngs or other ~tructures lhhibit~ the ~owth of we~s and discourage the recu~ren~e o~ spider~ and wasp~ from returning.
a~ Thls ~oncludes the ~escr~pt~on o~ the pre~erred embodimenSs.
A reading ~y those ~illed in the ar~ will bring to ~lnd varlou~
changes without departing ~rom ~he ~pirit and ScOpQ o~ ~he invention. It is lntend~d, however, that the lnvention only be limlted by ~he following appended clai~s.

Claims (8)

1. A composition of matter comprising:
an aqueous solution having a concentration of acetic acid;
liquid soap in an amount between .05 and .111 times the amount of the aqueous solution;
oil of anise in an amount between .0025 and ,0125 times the amount of the aqueous solution;
oil of coriander in an amount between about .0018 and .00375 times the amount of the aqueous solution; and liquid capsicum in an amount between .00125 and .00375 times the amount of the aqueous solution.

2. The composition as recited in Claim 1 wherein said aqueous solution is selected from the group consisting of rice vinegar, apple cider vinegar, malt vinegar, herb vinegar and wine vinegar.

3. The composition as recited in Claim 1 wherein said liquid soap is selected from the group consisting of coconut oil soap, Fels Naptha? soap, liquid dishwashing detergent and laundry detergent.

4. The composition as recited in Claim 1 wherein said liquid capsicum is selected from the group consisting of jalapeno peppers, red peppers, cherry peppers, chili peppers, Louisiana hot sauce and tabasco sauce.

5. The composition as recited in Claim 1 wherein said aqueous solution has a concentration of acetic acid to act as a carrier for the soap, the oil of anise, the oil of coriander and the liquid capsicum.

6. A method of preparing an insect prevention solution comprising the steps of:
whipping 44 - 89 parts liquid soap into a foam;
combining 1 to 10 parts anise oil and 1.5 to 3 parts coriander oil until both are blended together in the liquid soap foam;
adding 1 to 3 parts liquid capsicum to the coriander oil and anise oil blended soap;
completely dissolving the liquid capsicum into the blended soap; and adding 790 - 810 parts of an acetic acid solution in a steady flow to the capsicum dissolved blended soap.

7, The method as recited in Claim 6 further comprising the step of whipping the liquid capsicum in the blended soap until it completely dissolves.

8. The method as recited in Claim 6 further comprising the step of spraying the insect prevention solution onto a surface of a building to discourage return of spiders to the surface.