Classifications

• • 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
  • A01N37/00—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds containing a carbon atom having three bonds to hetero atoms with at the most two bonds to halogen, e.g. carboxylic acids
  • A01N37/08—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds containing a carbon atom having three bonds to hetero atoms with at the most two bonds to halogen, e.g. carboxylic acids containing carboxylic groups or thio analogues thereof, directly attached by the carbon atom to a cycloaliphatic ring; Derivatives thereof
• • 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
  • A01N37/00—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds containing a carbon atom having three bonds to hetero atoms with at the most two bonds to halogen, e.g. carboxylic acids
  • A01N37/02—Saturated carboxylic acids or thio analogues thereof; Derivatives thereof
  • A01N37/04—Saturated carboxylic acids or thio analogues thereof; Derivatives thereof polybasic
• • 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
  • A01N37/00—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds containing a carbon atom having three bonds to hetero atoms with at the most two bonds to halogen, e.g. carboxylic acids
  • A01N37/10—Aromatic or araliphatic carboxylic acids, or thio analogues thereof; Derivatives thereof
• • 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
  • A01N47/00—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds containing a carbon atom not being member of a ring and having no bond to a carbon or hydrogen atom, e.g. derivatives of carbonic acid
  • A01N47/08—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds containing a carbon atom not being member of a ring and having no bond to a carbon or hydrogen atom, e.g. derivatives of carbonic acid the carbon atom having one or more single bonds to nitrogen atoms
  • A01N47/28—Ureas or thioureas containing the groups >N—CO—N< or >N—CS—N<
  • A01N47/36—Ureas or thioureas containing the groups >N—CO—N< or >N—CS—N< containing the group >N—CO—N< directly attached to at least one heterocyclic ring; Thio analogues thereof

Definitions

• the present invention relates to the use of a new combination of carboxylic acids as attractants for use in the control of cockroaches, and corresponding means and devices which contain this combination
• cockroaches especially in households, food processing companies, big cakes, hospitals, but also in cattle stalls, is of great importance for hygienic and aesthetic reasons.
• the efficiency of mechanical, biological and / or chemical control methods can be increased considerably by: the cockroaches to be controlled are lured to the control devices or the insecticidal agents by means of suitable attractants such as bait, certain color arrangements, fragrances, pheromono and the like
• cockroach pheromones as attractants, the effectiveness of which did not always lead to satisfactory results. It is also known that cockroach faeces, for example Blattella germanica, contain carboxylic acids which cause cockroaches both as an attractant component and as a holding component can form solid aggregations (ME Fuchs et al Z ang Ent 99
• the present invention relates to a selected combination of at least three different carboxylic acids from groups I to VI and their use as attractants and aggregation pheromones for use in combating cockroaches.
• the combination according to the invention contains at least 3, preferably at least 4 and in particular 6, elements from the following group Cyclohexane carboxylic acid
• carboxylic acids as such and their possible use as lock and aggregation pheromones are already known. Surprisingly, it was found that the special combination of at least 3, in particular 6, of these acids have an additive attracting action on cockroaches.
• the acids (I) to (VI) can be used as such or in the form of their salts or mixtures thereof Salts with free carboxylic acids are used.
• the free acids are preferably used
• bases customary in active substance chemistry can be used as bases for the preparation of the respective salts of acids (I) to (VI).
• Alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, ammonium, alkylammonium, dialkylammonium, trialkylammonium or tetraalkylammonium hydroxides may be mentioned, particularly preferably sodium, Potassium, calcium or ammonium hydroxide.
• Sodium hydroxide deserves special mention
• Phenyllactic acid (IV) can be used in the form of its racemate and also in the form of its D or L enantiomers or mixtures thereof, preferably in the form of its racemate
• the quantitative composition of the combination of carboxylic acids (I) to (VI) according to the invention can be varied over a wide range.
• Each element should be at least 0.1% by weight, preferably at least 1% by weight, based on the total weight of all carboxylic acids used
• Combinations are particularly preferred which contain the carboxylic acids in approximately comparable amounts by weight, which can differ from one another by 20%, preferably at most 10%
• the selected combination of carboxylic acids can be used advantageously to control cockroaches, ie insects of the order Blatta ⁇ ae, in particular the Blattel dae family (Art Blattella germanica) and the Blattidae family (Blatta o ⁇ entalis and Pe ⁇ planeta ame ⁇ cana), but also against other cockroaches
• cockroaches ie insects of the order Blatta ⁇ ae, in particular the Blattel dae family (Art Blattella germanica) and the Blattidae family (Blatta o ⁇ entalis and Pe ⁇ planeta ame ⁇ cana)
• Their use against Blattella germanica is particularly preferred
• the mixtures according to the invention influence the behavior of the cockroaches in such a way that they are increasingly located in such locations or visit locations which have been treated with the mixtures according to the invention or contain such mixtures.
• the mixtures according to the invention thus have a pheromone-like effect all agile stages of development
• the mixtures according to the invention can be used in mechanical control processes, for example and preferably in scraping glue traps or adhesive devices or in biological or chemical control processes or in a combination of such control processes.
• mechanical devices the mixtures according to the invention can be used in whole or in large areas or at discrete points, for example by brushing, Spraying, Impragmeren, printing, optionally together with other effective agents such as Kodermate ⁇ ahen or other attractants, synthetic and natural insecticides, etc., are applied.
• biological or chemical control methods the mixtures according to the invention can be used with organisms which are insect pathogenic (for example viruses or microorganisms) or the synthetic or natural insecticides mixed or in sufficient proximity to these organisms or substances. The same applies to a combination of several control methods
• insect pathogenic for example viruses or microorganisms
• synthetic or natural insecticides mixed or in sufficient proximity to these organisms or substances.
• the mixtures according to the invention are preferably incorporated into a solid bait containing insecticides or into a gel containing insecticides or into adhesive traps or applied in the vicinity of the bait material (eg above).
• the blends can also be in a form in which they are present over a longer period of time can be released (slow release formulations)
• Polymer material, paraffins, waxes, etc. are incorporated or are microencapsulated.
• the usual devices can serve as traps and the usual attrac- tive agents as bait material.
• the mixtures according to the invention are preferably used in amounts of 0.0001 to 100 mg, preferably 0.01 to 20 mg and very particularly preferably 0.1 to 10 mg are used per bait or trap, for example an adhesive trap
• the mixtures according to the invention can also be mixed with the customary insecticidal spray compositions.
• the customary formulations for example emulsion, wettable powder, oil, aerosol, effervescent tablet or microcapsule formulations
• Application devices can also be applied.
• the application rates of the mixtures according to the invention are preferably from 1 to 500 mg per m 2 and particularly preferably from 2 to 200 mg per m 2
• the effectiveness of mechanical devices for example baiting stations, adhesive traps
• insecticidal agents can be considerably improved.
• Mechanical cockroach control devices and agents which control the e Mixtures according to the invention contain.
• Preferred mechanical devices and means are the usual cockroach traps, which may contain bait, other attractants or feedstocks and / or insecticidal substances, and means with a sticky surface to which the cockroaches adhere, which optionally, in addition to the usual carriers and auxiliaries, attractants or feedstocks and / or insecticidal substances have one of the mixtures according to the invention.
• the mixtures according to the invention can be present in the sticky surface or be applied in the immediate vicinity thereof. Combinations of Traps and agents with a sticky surface can be used
• cockroach control agents which optionally contain one of the mixtures according to the invention and at least one insecticidally active substance in addition to the usual carriers and auxiliaries and / or other additives (such as baiting agents and attractants), the mixture according to the invention comprising the other constituents can be mixed or in a separate arrangement.
• these agents can additionally or instead of the insecticidally active substances also contain entomopathogenic viruses or microorganisms which are active against cockroaches
• phosphoric acid esters for example, phosphoric acid esters, carbamates, natural pyrethrins, synthetic pyrethroids, amidinohydrazones, sulfluramides, sulfonamides, nitroarmno, nitromethylene, cyanoamino, cyanomethylene compounds, pyrrohdo-2,4-dione derivatives, pyrazoline derivatives, azadirachines, annonines or Ryanodine, Avermectine, Ivermectine and related structures
• Chitin synthesis inhibitors eg triflumuron, diflubenzuron, lufenuron, flufenoxuron
• juvenile hormones and their mimetics eg methoprene, hydroprene, fenoxycarb, pyriproxyfen
• home remedies eg borax, yeast, baking powder
• insecticides which can be used according to the invention are, and are preferably, the following active ingredients: abamectin, betacyfluthrin, bioresmethrin, borax, boric acid, chlorpyrifos, cyfluthrin, cypermethrin, deltamethrin, diazinon, diflubenzramon, fenitrothione, fenoxycarbufenolidluronuronuronuronuronuronuronuryluron fidonuron , Lufenuron, Propoxur, Pyrethrum, Py ⁇ proxyf
• the combinations according to the invention for combating cockroaches can be used in customary formulations which may additionally contain one or more insecticides depending on their respective physical and / or chemical properties.
• customary formulations are solutions, emulsions, suspensions, powders, foams, pastes , Granules, aerosols, active ingredient-impregnated natural and synthetic substances as well as encapsulations in polymeric substances.
• formulations are prepared in a known manner, for example by mixing the active ingredients with auxiliaries and / or extenders, that is to say liquid solvents and / or solid carriers, if appropriate using surface-active agents, that is to say emulsifiers and / or dispersants and / or foam-generating agents Agents
• auxiliaries and / or extenders that is to say liquid solvents and / or solid carriers
• surface-active agents that is to say emulsifiers and / or dispersants and / or foam-generating agents
• organic solvents are also possible, for example, to use organic solvents as auxiliary solvents.
• the most suitable liquid solvents are aromatics such as xylene, toluene or alkyl naphthalenes, chlorinated aromatics or chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons such as chlorobenzenes, chloroethylene or methylene chloride, aliphatic hydrocarbons.
• Substances such as cyclohexane or paraffins, for example petroleum fractions, alcohols such as butanol or glycol and their ethers and esters, ketones such as acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone or cyclohexanone, strongly polar solvents such as dimethylformamide, dimethyl sulfoxide , as well as water
• Solid rock materials such as kaolins
• the solid carrier materials for granules are, for example, broken and fractionated natural rocks such as calcite, marble, pumice, sepiolite, dolomite, as well as synthetic granules made from inorganic and organic flours and granules made from organic material such as sawdust, coconut shells, corn cobs and tobacco stalks
• emulsifiers and / or foam-generating agents are, for example, non-ionogenic and anionic emulsifiers such as polyoxyethylene fatty acid esters, polyoxyethylene fatty alcohol ethers, for example alkylaryl polyglycol ethers, alkyl sulfonates, alkyl sulfates, aryl sulfonates, and protein hydrolyzates
• non-ionogenic and anionic emulsifiers such as polyoxyethylene fatty acid esters, polyoxyethylene fatty alcohol ethers, for example alkylaryl polyglycol ethers, alkyl sulfonates, alkyl sulfates, aryl sulfonates, and protein hydrolyzates
• Possible dispersants are, for example, lignin sulfite waste liquor and methyl cellulose
• Adhesives such as carboxymethyl cellulose, natural and synthetic, powdery, granular or latex-shaped polymers such as gum arabic, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl acetate and natural phospholipids such as cephalins and lecithins and synthetic phospholipids can be used in the formulations
• additives can include mineral and vegetable oils
• inorganic pigments e.g. iron oxide, titanium oxide, ferrocyan blue and organic dyes, e.g. alizarin, azo and metal phthalocyanine dyes, can be used.
• organic dyes e.g. alizarin, azo and metal phthalocyanine dyes
• the formulations preferably contain 0.001 to 95, in particular 0.01 to 80 percent by weight of the combination according to the invention and particularly preferably additionally between 0, 1 and 30, in particular between 0.5 and 15 percent by weight of insecticidal substances
• Test method A improvement of the aggregating effect
• the jar is closed with a lid and placed in a warm cabinet (25 ° C). After an hour, the number of larvae on the test and control paper is paid out
• the aggregation number AZ is calculated using the following formula
• Test method B improvement of the bait effect
• chlorpyrifos 0.5% chlorpyrifos in a mixture of animal fats, sugar, cereals, lecithin, honey, spices with and without the combination according to the invention
• a plastic container, bottom with a roughened glass pane (49x59 cm, height 19.5 cm) with an electrical barrier around the upper area of the inner walls to prevent the escape of animals is set up according to Fig 1
• the insecticide-containing formulation (K) is placed in the plastic container and the percentage mortality rate of the animals (cumulative) is determined after 1, 2, 3 and 6 days. Dead animals are not removed. The mean value of the Mortality is calculated, whereby the highest and the lowest value are not included in the calculation
• Example A according to the invention is offered separately from the bait (applied to cardboard sheets just above the bait)

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