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• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
  • A01N—PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES; PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS
  • A01N61/00—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing substances of unknown or undetermined composition, e.g. substances characterised only by the mode of action
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
  • A01N—PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES; PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS
  • A01N25/00—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterised by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of application, e.g. seed treatment or sequential application; Substances for reducing the noxious effect of the active ingredients to organisms other than pests
  • A01N25/002—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterised by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of application, e.g. seed treatment or sequential application; Substances for reducing the noxious effect of the active ingredients to organisms other than pests containing a foodstuff as carrier or diluent, i.e. baits
  • A01N25/006—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterised by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of application, e.g. seed treatment or sequential application; Substances for reducing the noxious effect of the active ingredients to organisms other than pests containing a foodstuff as carrier or diluent, i.e. baits insecticidal
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
  • A01N—PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES; PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS
  • A01N43/00—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds
  • A01N43/02—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having rings with one or more oxygen or sulfur atoms as the only ring hetero atoms
  • A01N43/04—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having rings with one or more oxygen or sulfur atoms as the only ring hetero atoms with one hetero atom
  • A01N43/14—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having rings with one or more oxygen or sulfur atoms as the only ring hetero atoms with one hetero atom six-membered rings
  • A01N43/16—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having rings with one or more oxygen or sulfur atoms as the only ring hetero atoms with one hetero atom six-membered rings with oxygen as the ring hetero atom
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
  • A01N—PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES; PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS
  • A01N43/00—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds
  • A01N43/90—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having two or more relevant hetero rings, condensed among themselves or with a common carbocyclic ring system

Definitions

• the fruit flies of the family Tephritidae include several species tha
• the currently used malathion bai system for control of Mediterranean fruit flies contains as the main
• bait station or as bait spray component which target Mediterranean fruit
• a halogenated xanthene such as phloxine B or a mixture of a halogenated xanthene and uranine.
• fly populations namely malathion, have posed health risks to humans
• malathion upon contact, malathion is highly potent as a poison, both to insects an
• the present invention on the other hand, i directed to an active ingredient which is toxic to the targeted
• toxicity of malathion is 62.5 times greater than that of phloxine B as
• dye ingredient of the present invention is not harmful unless ingested.
• the active xanthene dye component is N-(2-aminoethyl)-2-aminoethyl-N-(2-aminoethyl)-2-aminoethyl-N-(2-aminoethyl)-2-aminoethyl-N-(2-aminoethyl)-2-aminoethyl-N-(2-aminoethyl)-2-aminoethyl-N-(2-aminoethyl)-2-aminoethyl-N-(2-aminoethyl)-2-aminoethyl-N-(2-aminoethyl)-2-aminoethyl-N-(2-aminoethyl)-2-aminoethyl-N-(2-aminoethyl)-2-aminoethyl-N-(2-aminoethyl)-2-aminoethyl-N
• Another aspect of the invention is use of phloxine B in combinatio
• Uranine is registered as D & C Yellow Dye No. 8 for use a
• the present insecticidal composition further contemplates th
• an attractant bait which has the following properties: i
• Attractant baits include (1 ) carbohydrate sugar source, for example, sugars such as sucrose or
• fructose or sugar substrates such as molasses or honey
• sugar substrates such as molasses or honey
• proteinaceous food bait such as hydrolyzed protein (either by acid
• composition may
• anti-foaming agents optionally include anti-foaming agents and other adjuvants to increase the
• insects and in particular the Mediterranean or oriental fruit fly and other
• a still further object lies in the provisions of a pesticide which has
• a still further object of the present invention lies in the provision of
• a yet further object of the present invention resides in the provision of an insecticidal composition which contains no feeding inhibitors th
• insecticidal composition which incorporates a bait that stimulates feedin
• Figure 1 shows percent mortality of adult Mediterranean fruit flie
• FIG. 1 shows the functional relationship between concentratio
• FIG. 3 shows the functional relationship between concentratio
• FIG. 4 shows the functional relationship between concentratio
• FIGs 5A and 5B show percent mortality of adult oriental fruit fly
• Figure 6 shows percent mortality of wild oriental fruit fly adults as
• Figure 7 shows the increase in mortality over time of wild oriental
• Figure 8 shows the increase in mortality over time of wild oriental
• Uranine chemically
• baits in sprays that are used in eradication or suppressing many tephritid
• composition includes an attractant bait which attracts the target insect
• Attractant baits include 1 ) a
• carbohydrate sugar source for example, sugars such as sucrose or
• fructose or complex sugar substrates such as molasses or honey
• a proteinaceous food bait such as hydrolyzed protein (either by aci
• hydrolyzed protein sources are the commerciall
• Nu-LureTM (44% corn gluten meal, hydrolyzed, an
• the dye and bait formulation can be used in dispensers set out i
• the formulation may be applied by various types
• An exemplary formulation is:
• photodye from 0.1 to 1 % of total formulation hydrolyzed protein from 35.0 to 99.0% of total formulatio sugar source from 0.0 to 20% of total formulation added water from 0.0 to 70% of total formulation O 96/18295 PCI7US95/ 15962
• the total formulation should be applied so as to obtain good spray
• Another exemplary formulation is:
• photodye from 0.1 to 1 % of total formulation sugar source from 5 to 20% in water
• bait is suitable for control of oriental fruit flies in male annihilation
• formulation and use pattern is chosen based on various factors including
• An exemplary formulation is:
• Min-U-Gel 400 from 20 to 25 % of total formulation (attapugite clay)
• the total formulation is applied as about 10 to 1 5 gram globs on tree trunks, telephone poles, etc. at a rate of about 600 spots per squar
• Another exemplary formulation is:
• This liquid formulation is adsorbed into various solid carriers such a
• liquid formulation is from about 20 to 100 lbs per square mil
• This liquid formulation can also be sprayed without any thickener
• dilutions consisting of 0.001 %, 0.01 %, 0.1 %, 1 .0 and 10.0% of 1 :1 molar mixture of phloxine B (829 g per mole) and uranin
• Each feeding chamber had either 20 males or 20 females
• each feeding chamber was kept 10 cm below two high intensity
• flies were provided with water and a diet consisting of sucrose, protei
• Fig. 1 shows the Variation in Mediterranean fruit fly adul
• Phloxine B and Uranine were mixed in 10% Molasses
• Control flies were fed with 10% molasses. Based o
• the LC 50 was 1 .7 x 1 0" 3 M fo
• Phloxine B and Uranine Mixed in 1 % NuLure. Various dilution
• protein bait preparation 44% corn gluten meal, hydrolyzed and 56% iner
• Test adults were not starved (i.e. 24 h prior to their use i
• Figure 3 shows that when the food carrier for dye was 1 % NuLur
• the LC50 was 1.6 x 10 _ 3 M for. females. However, the LT 50 at 1.6
• test adults were provided with a feeding choice of tw
• oriental fruit fly adults were reduced by 50% in the treated field after th
• feeding chamber had either 20 males or 20 females.
• Adult feeding with dye-stock mixtures commenced at 08:00 h and terminated at 12:00 h, providing a 4-h feeding duration.
• At the onset of feeding each feeding chamber was kept 10 cm below two hig
• FIGS 5 A and 5B show the variation in oriental fruit fly adult mortality due to
• Methyl Eugenol as compared to Methyl Eugenol alone or Methyl
• Treatment 2 additionally, had a
• Figure 6 shows the average mortality in the three treatments over time. Ther was a high initial rate of mortality in the treatment including the dog collar strip. Two hours after exposure to full sunlight, there was greater than 98% mortality in contain
• methyl eugenol were set out in a citrus orchard known to have a wild population of
• Figure 7 shows the increase in mortality overtime in the 4 treatments. By 30 minutes after the exposure of the chambers to full daylight, over 66% of the flies in th
• Figure 8 shows the increase in mortality over time in the 4 treatments. After 30

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