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
  • A01N65/00—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing material from algae, lichens, bryophyta, multi-cellular fungi or plants, or extracts thereof
  • A01N65/08—Magnoliopsida [dicotyledons]
  • A01N65/12—Asteraceae or Compositae [Aster or Sunflower family], e.g. daisy, pyrethrum, artichoke, lettuce, sunflower, wormwood or tarragon
• • 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
  • A01N25/02—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 liquids as carriers, diluents or solvents
  • A01N25/04—Dispersions, emulsions, suspoemulsions, suspension concentrates or gels
• • 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
  • A01N65/00—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing material from algae, lichens, bryophyta, multi-cellular fungi or plants, or extracts thereof
  • A01N65/08—Magnoliopsida [dicotyledons]
• • 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
  • A01N65/00—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing material from algae, lichens, bryophyta, multi-cellular fungi or plants, or extracts thereof
  • A01N65/08—Magnoliopsida [dicotyledons]
  • A01N65/22—Lamiaceae or Labiatae [Mint family], e.g. thyme, rosemary, skullcap, selfheal, lavender, perilla, pennyroyal, peppermint or spearmint
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
  • A01P—BIOCIDAL, PEST REPELLANT, PEST ATTRACTANT OR PLANT GROWTH REGULATORY ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR PREPARATIONS
  • A01P17/00—Pest repellants
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
  • A01P—BIOCIDAL, PEST REPELLANT, PEST ATTRACTANT OR PLANT GROWTH REGULATORY ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR PREPARATIONS
  • A01P3/00—Fungicides
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
  • A01P—BIOCIDAL, PEST REPELLANT, PEST ATTRACTANT OR PLANT GROWTH REGULATORY ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR PREPARATIONS
  • A01P7/00—Arthropodicides
  • A01P7/04—Insecticides

Definitions

• the present invention relates to the field of wood protection and the fight against wood pests, and more particularly relates to the use of a plant extract from the Betulaceae family and / or the Asteraceae family. and/or of the Lamiaceae family, more particularly still the use of a plant extract of the Betulaceae family advantageously in combination with a plant extract of the Asteraceae family and/or of the Lamiaceae family, as product wood protection and wood pest control or as an insecticide.
• the products for combating insects generally incorporate a bioactive agent having a preventive and/or curative action aimed at preventing and/or preventing the development and proliferation of these insects.
• bioactive agents which are pesticidal agents, must be used at a concentration which is as low as possible in order to reduce the harmful effects on non-target living organisms.
• EU European Regulation
• the content of pesticidal substance must be reduced as much as possible in the composition, and the adjuvants used in combination with the pesticidal substance must not be toxic synthetic chemicals.
• the composition must in particular be aimed at eradicating insects without however being harmful to humans, to non-target organisms or to the environment.
• the present invention relates to the use of a plant extract from the Betulaceae family and/or the Asteraceae family and/or the Lamiaceae family as a product for the protection of wood or wood pest control.
• the present invention relates to the use of a plant extract from the Betulaceae family as a wood protection or wood pest control product or as an insecticide.
• the plant extract from the Betulaceae family can advantageously be used in combination with a plant extract from the Asteraceae family and/or a plant extract from the Lamiaceae family.
• the present invention also relates to wood protection and wood pest control products comprising a plant extract from the Betulaceae family and/or from the Asteraceae family and/or of the Lamiaceae family.
• the present invention relates to wood protection and wood pest control products comprising a plant extract from the Betulaceae family.
• the product may further comprise a plant extract from the Asteraceae family and/or a plant extract from the Lamiaceae family.
• the present invention also relates to a process for the curative and/or preventive treatment of wood by means of a product for the protection of wood and the fight against wood pests, said product comprising an extract of a plant of the Betulaceae family and/or of the Asteraceae family and/or of the Lamiaceae, said method comprising the step of applying said product to the wood to be treated and/or to a surface.
• the present invention relates to a process for the curative and/or preventive treatment of wood by means of a product for the protection of wood and the fight against wood pests, said product comprising an extract of the Betulaceae family, said method comprising the step of applying said product to the wood to be treated and/or to a surface.
• the product may further comprise a plant extract from the Asteraceae family and/or a plant extract from the Lamiaceae family.
• the present invention relates to the use of a plant extract from the Betulaceae family and/or the Asteraceae family and/or the Lamiaceae family as an insecticide.
• the present invention relates to the use of a plant extract from the Betulaceae family as an insecticide.
• the plant extract from the Betulaceae family can advantageously be used in combination with a plant extract from the Asteraceae family and/or a plant extract from the Lamiaceae family.
• the present invention also relates to insect control products such as insecticidal and repellent compositions, the insecticidal and repellent compositions comprising a plant extract from the Betulaceae family and/or from the Asteraceae and/or the Lamiaceae family.
• insect control products such as insecticidal and repellent compositions, the insecticidal and repellent compositions comprising a plant extract from the Betulaceae family and/or from the Asteraceae and/or the Lamiaceae family.
• the present invention relates to insect control products such as insecticidal and repellent compositions, the insecticidal and repellent compositions comprising an extract of a plant of the Betulaceae family.
• insect control products such as insecticidal and repellent compositions
• the insecticidal and repellent compositions comprising an extract of a plant of the Betulaceae family.
• the compositions may further comprise an extract from the Asteraceae family and/or a plant extract from the Lamiaceae family.
• the present invention relates to a method for controlling insects by means of an insecticidal and/or repellent composition, said product comprising an extract of a plant of the Betulaceae family and/or of the of the Asteraceae and/or the Lamiaceae family, said method comprising the step of applying said compositions to a surface.
• the present invention relates to a method for controlling insects by means of an insecticidal and/or repellent composition, said product comprising an extract of a plant of the Betulaceae family, said method comprising the step of applying said compositions to a surface.
• Said composition(s) may further comprise an extract from the Asteraceae family and/or a plant extract from the Lamiaceae family.
• the present invention relates to the use of a plant extract from the Betulaceae family and/or from the Asteraceae family and/or from the Lamiaceae family as a wood protection or wood protection product. wood pest control.
• the present invention relates to the use of a plant extract from the Betulaceae family as a wood protection or wood pest control product.
• the plant extract from the Betulaceae family can advantageously be used in combination with a plant extract from the family and/or a plant extract from the Lamiaceae family.
• wood protection product or "wood pest control product” means any substance or any mixture, consisting of one or more active substances, which is intended to destroy, repel or render harmless harmful wood organisms, to prevent their action or to fight them in any other way by an action other than a simple physical or mechanical action.
• wood protection products will be applied to the wood or wood product.
• Wood pest control products will be applied to non-wood surfaces.
• wood pest or "wood pest” is meant any organism, whose presence is not desired, which feeds on wood, and/or can attack any source of wood like old furniture, structural elements of a building like the beams or the frame.
• the wood protection or wood pest control product is a product for wood protection or for combating wood-boring insects and/or wood-boring fungi.
• Wood-eating insects feed on wood and can attack any type of wood, furniture, floors, beams, frames. Their presence can jeopardize the structural elements of a dwelling. Their action reduces the resistance of the wood which becomes crumbly and is no longer able to fulfill its role. These pests have managed to develop an adaptability to their environment and are able to survive in dry wood.
• Reticultitermes spp the lucifuge termite (Reticulitermes lucifugus), the Saintonge termite (Reticulitermes santonensis or Reticulitermes flavipes),) the yellow-necked termite (Kalotermes flavicollis)
• Coptotermes spp Prorhinotermes spp, Cryptotermes spp, Heterotermes spp, Nasusitermes spp, Macrotermes spp; Odontermes spp; Schedorhinotermes spp; Microtermes spp, Microcerotermes spp, Allodontermes spp, beetles such as Hylotrupes bajulus, hymenoptera such as the hoverfly, wood wasp and carpenter bee, carpenter ants, beetles such as the beetle, the beetle, the
• fungi During their fruiting, fungi emit considerable quantities of spores into the atmosphere. When a spore comes into contact with an exploitable substrate (e.g. wood), it emits a filament which penetrates a ligneous cell, then ends up colonizing the whole room by multiplying. Some filaments can pass through plaster and soft stones, and damage the structure of the frame. There are 3 categories of fungi depending on the nature of the damage caused:
• the xylophagous insects are chosen from Reticultitermes spp and beetles.
• the present invention also relates to the use of Corylus avellanna and/or Arnica montana and/or Origanum vulgare as a wood protection or wood pest control product.
• the present invention also relates to the use of a plant extract from the Asteraceae family and/or from the Betulaceae family and/or from the Asteraceae family and/or from the Lamiaceae family. as an insecticide.
• the present invention relates to the use of a plant extract from the Betulaceae family as an insecticide.
• the plant extract from the Betulaceae family can advantageously be used in combination with an extract from the Asteraceae family and/or a plant extract from the Lamiaceae family.
• insecticide means any substance or any mixture, consisting of one or more active substances, which is intended to destroy, repel or render harmless harmful insects, to prevent their action or to combat them from any other way, by an action other than a simple physical or mechanical action.
• harmful insect any insect whose presence is not desired or which produces a harmful effect for humans, their activities or the products they use or produce, for animals or 'environment.
• cockroaches or cockroaches such as the German cockroach or Blatella germanica, the Oriental cockroach or Blatta orientalis, the American cockroach or Periplaneta americana, the brown-banded cockroach or Supella longipalpa, ants such as the black garden ant or Lasius niger, carpenter ant, red ant or red ant, pharaoh ant (Monomorium pharaonis), Argentine ant, fleas or ctenocephalids, bed bugs such as Cimex lectularius, Cimex lectularius (resistant), wood bug or Palomena prasina, woodlouse (Porcellio scaber), silverfish or silverfish (Lepisma saccharina), flour beetle (Tribolium confusum), lesser beetle (Alphitobius spp), mealworm spider (T
• the insects will be chosen from cockroaches, preferably the American cockroach or Periplaneta americana, and lice, preferably the red poultry lice.
• Hazel extract (Corylus avellanna) CAS No. 84012-21-5
• the hazelnut extract according to the present invention belongs to the genus Corylus and is preferably an extract of the species Corylus avellanna.
• hazelnut extract can be obtained from the leaves, fruits (hazelnuts), bark, catkins or inflorescences.
• the hazelnut extract is obtained from the leaves.
• the hazelnut extract is obtained from the leaves of the species Corylus avellanna.
• the hazelnut extract is made from the leaves of the Corylus avellanna species and is obtained by a succession of extraction, filtration, purification and drying steps, known from the skilled person.
• the hazelnut extract according to the invention is in solution in water or in at least one hydrophilic solvent such as, for example, linear or branched lower monoalcohols having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms. , such as ethanol, propanol, butanol, isopropanol, isobutanol; polyols such as propylene glycol, isoprene glycol, butylene glycol, propylene glycol, glycerol, sorbitol, polyethylene glycol and derivatives thereof, and mixtures thereof.
• the hazel extract according to the invention is in solution in propylene glycol.
• the hazelnut extract in solution is present in a content of between 0.01% and 10% by weight, relative to the total weight of the solution, preferably between 0.5 and 5% by weight, by relative to the total weight of the solution and preferably, the hazel extract may be present in the solution, in a content of approximately 3% by weight relative to the total weight of the solution.
• “about X%” means “X ⁇ 1%”, preferably “X ⁇ 0.5%”.
• the hazelnut extract according to the invention is a hazelnut extract obtained according to a process comprising the following steps:
• hazel extract 1. liquid/liquid (water/alcohol) extraction to obtain a hazel extract, 3. optionally, co-concentration of the hazel extract in propylene glycol to obtain the hazel extract in solution in propylene glycol, preferably at a content of between 0.01% and 10% by weight, preferably between 0.5 and 5% by weight, preferably at a content of about 3% by weight of hazel extract relative to the total weight of the solution.
• Arnica extract (Arnica montana) CAS No. 68990-11-4
• the arnica extract according to the present invention belongs to the Arnica genus and is preferably an extract of the Arnica montana species.
• arnica extract can be obtained from the flower, leaves, stems, roots and seeds.
• the arnica extract is obtained from the flowers.
• the arnica extract is obtained from the flowers of the Arnica montana species.
• the arnica extract is made from the flowers of the species Arnica montana and is obtained by a succession of steps of extraction, filtration, purification and drying, known of the skilled person.
• the content of sesquiterpene lactone esters is preferably less than 1%, and preferably less than 0.2% of the extract.
• This constituent can be quantified by any method known to those skilled in the art, and by example, by reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography with detection by ultraviolet absorption.
• the arnica extract according to the invention is in solution in water or in at least one hydrophilic solvent such as, for example, linear or branched lower mono-alcohols having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, such as ethanol, propanol, butanol, isopropanol, isobutanol; polyols such as propylene glycol, isoprene glycol, butylene glycol, propylene glycol, glycerol, sorbitol, polyethylene glycol and derivatives thereof, and mixtures thereof.
• hydrophilic solvent such as, for example, linear or branched lower mono-alcohols having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, such as ethanol, propanol, butanol, isopropanol, isobutanol; polyols such as propylene glycol, isoprene glycol, butylene glycol, propylene glycol, glycerol, sorbitol, polyethylene glycol and derivatives thereof, and
• the arnica extract according to the invention is in solution in propylene glycol.
• the arnica extract in solution is present in a content of between 0.01% and 10% by weight, relative to the total weight of the solution, preferably between 2 and 8% by weight, relative to the total weight of the solution and preferably, the arnica extract is present in the solution, in a content of approximately 5% by weight relative to the total weight of the solution.
• the arnica extract according to the invention is in solution in propylene glycol, the content of arnica extract being approximately 5% relative to the total weight of the solution.
• the arnica extract according to the invention is an arnica extract obtained according to a process comprising the following steps:
• the oregano extract according to the present invention belongs to the genus Origanum and is preferably an extract of the species Origanum vulgare.
• the oregano extract can be obtained from the dried leaves, or the flowering tops.
• the oregano extract is obtained from the leaves.
• the oregano extract is obtained from the leaves of the species Origanum vulgar.
• the oregano extract is made from the leaves of the species Origanum vulgar and is obtained by a succession of steps of extraction, filtration, purification and drying, known of the skilled person.
• the oregano extract according to the invention is in solution in water or in at least one hydrophilic solvent such as, for example, linear or branched lower mono-alcohols having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, such as ethanol, propanol, butanol, isopropanol, isobutanol; polyols such as propylene glycol, isoprene glycol, butylene glycol, propylene glycol, glycerol, sorbitol, polyethylene glycol and derivatives thereof, and mixtures thereof.
• hydrophilic solvent such as, for example, linear or branched lower mono-alcohols having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, such as ethanol, propanol, butanol, isopropanol, isobutanol; polyols such as propylene glycol, isoprene glycol, butylene glycol, propylene glycol, glycerol, sorbitol, polyethylene glycol and derivatives thereof
• the oregano extract according to the invention is in solution in propylene glycol.
• the oregano extract in solution is present in a content of between 0.01% and 20% by weight, relative to the total weight of the solution, preferably between 9 and 15% by weight, relative to the total weight of the solution and preferably, the oregano extract may be present in the solution, in a content of approximately 10% by weight relative to the total weight of the solution.
• the arnica extract according to the invention is an oregano extract obtained according to a process comprising the following steps:
• liquid/liquid extraction water/alcohol
• co-concentration of the oregano extract in propylene glycol for the oregano extract in solution in propylene glycol preferably at a content of between 0.01% and 20% by weight, preferably between 9 and 15% by weight, preferably at a content of approximately 10% by weight of oregano extract relative to the total weight of the solution.
• the present invention also relates to wood protection or wood pest control products.
• wood protection (or preservation) products are products used to protect wood or wood products, by controlling organisms that destroy or deform the wood. wood, including insects. This type of product includes both preventive and curative treatment products.
• Wood preservatives are applied to the wood or wood product.
• Wood pest control products also relate to products used to protect wood or wood products by controlling organisms that destroy or deform wood, including insects.
• wood pest control products are not applied to the wood or wood product but to any other surface, so as to protect or treat the wood or wood product.
• This type of product also includes preventive and curative treatment products.
• wood or wood product any wood or material based on or comprising wood.
• wood from sawmills, including during the transformation phase in the sawmill, logs, frameworks, beams, building materials, furniture, cladding, materials based on fiberglass wood, OSB (“oriented strand board”), plywood, interior joists, a terrace, outdoor facilities, stakes and retaining earth, parquet, interior coverings made from wood material.
• OSB oriented strand board
• surface any surface other than wood or a wood product.
• the product may be applied in load-bearing walls, partitions, party walls and lined walls and/or on the ground to provide a continuous chemical barrier in the ground surrounding a structure (residential, industrial or agricultural) and/or under this structure, around the edges and bottoms of foundations, around the edges and bottoms of excavations, in trenches, in voids, cracks, crevices, crawl spaces, hard-to-reach areas, under -floors and the like. ...
• the wood protection or wood pest control product comprises a hazel extract, said hazel extract being present in the product in a content of between 0.1 and 5% by weight, relative to the total weight of the product, preferably between 0.1 and 3% by weight, relative to the total weight of the product, and more preferably, to about 2% by weight, relative to the total weight of the product.
• the wood protection or wood pest control product comprises an arnica extract, said arnica extract being present in the product in a content of between 0.1 and 5% by weight, relative to the total weight of the product, preferably between 0.1 and 3% by weight, relative to the total weight of the product, and more preferably, to approximately 2% by weight, relative to the total weight of the product.
• the wood protection or wood pest control product comprises an extract of arnica and an extract of hazelnut, said extracts being present in the product in a content of between 0.1 and 5% in weight, relative to total weight of the product, preferably between 0.1 and 3% by weight, relative to the total weight of the product, and more preferably, to about 2% by weight, relative to the total weight of the product.
• the wood protection or wood pest control product further comprises an oregano extract, said oregano extract being present in the product in a content of between 0.1 and 10% in weight, relative to the total weight of the product, preferably between 1 and 5% by weight, relative to the total weight of the product, and more preferably, to approximately 3.5% by weight, relative to the total weight of the product.
• Wood protection or wood pest control products may be in any form commonly used in this field, such as gels, aerosols, aqueous, hydroalcoholic or oily solutions, solvent solutions, compositions anhydrous, oil-in-water or water-in-oil emulsions, microemulsions, nanoemulsions, solid pellets, dispersible powders/granules.
• the wood protection or wood pest control products described above may also comprise at least one additional agent chosen from nonionic surfactants, anti-foams, anionic surfactants , water-soluble polymers, chelating agents, acids, preservatives, waxes, waxy emulsions, cationic surfactants, insecticides, plant extracts, antioxidants, fungicides, cellulose ethers, iso-alkanes, a mixture of alkoxysilane and disiloxane, luminescent agents, anti-UV additives, tagging agents, biosourced co-solvents such as those from the Augeo® range marketed by Solvay and those from the Isane Biolife® range marketed by Total Energys.
• additional agent chosen from nonionic surfactants, anti-foams, anionic surfactants , water-soluble polymers, chelating agents, acids, preservatives, waxes, waxy emulsions, cationic surfactants, insecticides, plant extracts
• nonionic surfactants mention will be made of ethoxylated alcohols, ethoxylated oils, alkylpolyglucosides, ethoxylated ammoniums, low-foaming nonionic surfactants, polyalkylene glycols, block copolymers.
• anionic surfactants mention will be made of fatty alcohol ether sulphates, fatty alcohol sulphates and linear alkyl benzene sulphonates.
• water-soluble polymers mention will be made of dispersing agents and thickeners.
• EDTA ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
• GLDA N,N-dicarboxymethylglutamic acid
• DTPA diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid
• HEDTA (2-hydroxyethyl) ethylene diamine triacetic acid
• NTA nitrilotriacetic acid
• PDTA propylene diamine tetraacetic acid
• EDG ethanol glycine
• Bronopol formic acid, glutaraldehyde, glyoxal, n-propanol, phenoxyethanol, dichlorohydroxydiphenylether (DCPP).
• DCPP dichlorohydroxydiphenylether
• insecticides mention may be made of thiacloprid, cypermethrin, permethrin, diflubenzuron, bifenthrin, deltamethrin, imiprothrin, D-allethrin, Piperonyl Butoxide, Geraniol, d-tetramethine, a pepper extract, esbiothrin, prallethrin, chlorfenapyr, cyanamide, chrysantheum and their mixture, microorganisms.
• fungicides include the family of triazoles such as propiconazole, tebuconazole, cyproconazole, 3-iodo-2-propynylbutylcarbamate (IPBC), penfluflen, fenpropimorph, quaternary ammoniums and salts of quaternary ammonium such as alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride (ADBAC, BKC), tetramethylammonium cation (TMAC), N-(3-aminopropyl)-N-dodecylpropane-1,3-diamine (diamine), N-propionate, N-Didecyl-N-methyl-poly(oxyethyl) ammonium (Bardap26), didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC) and microorganisms.
• DDAC didecyldimethylammonium chloride
• grape seed extract (Vitis vinifera L), pine bark extract (Pinus pinaster), peanut extract (Arachis hypogaea).
• cellulose ethers mention will be made of methylcellulose, ethylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, modified hydroxyethylcellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl methyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose and carboxymethyl cellulose.
• C8-018 isoalkanes also called isoparaffins
• C11-C12 isoalkane the C11-C13 isoalkane
• C15-018 isoalkane the 015-016 isoalkane
• 017-018 isoalkane 017-018 isoalkane or mixtures thereof.
• renewable iso-alkanes from the Biolife range of Total Energys can be used.
• ingredients are preferably biosourced.
• the wood protection or wood pest control products are in the form of a gel.
• gel within the meaning of the present application, a composition whose viscosity is between 50,0000 cP and 2,400,000 cP, preferably between 700,0000 cP and 2,400,000 cP at room temperature.
• the viscosity can be measured by any viscometer and by any method known to those skilled in the art.
• the viscosity of the composition can be measured by any analogue Brookfield viscometer.
• the viscosity was measured at ambient temperature, with an analogue Brookfield viscometer, with a rotor 6, at a speed of 0.3 rpm.
• the viscosity measurement is carried out on the sample remaining at room temperature.
• the biocidal composition according to the invention is in the form of an aqueous gel.
• the wood protection or wood pest control products will be in the form of an aqueous gel and comprise at least one isoalkane, at least one cellulose ester, at least one plant extract from the family Betulaceae and/or the Asteraceae family and/or the Lamiaceae family, at least one mixture of alkoxysilane and disiloxane and water.
• the present invention relates to a process for the curative and/or preventive treatment of wood protection or wood pest control by means of a wood protection or wood pest control product.
• wood said product comprising at least one plant extract of the Betulaceae family and/or the Asteraceae family and/or the Lamiaceae family
• the said method comprising the step consisting in applying the said product to the wood to be treated and /or on a surface.
• the present invention relates to a method for the curative and/or preventive treatment of wood protection or wood pest control by means of a wood protection or pest control product.
• wood said product comprising at least one plant extract of the Betulaceae family, said method comprising the step consisting in applying said product to the wood to be treated and/or to a surface.
• the product may further comprise an extract from the Asteraceae family and/or a plant extract from the Lamiaceae family.
• the curative and/or preventive treatment process is a curative and/or preventive wood protection treatment using a wood protection product, said product comprising at least one plant extract of the Betulaceae family and/or of the Asteraceae family and/or of the Lamiaceae family, said method comprising the step consisting in applying said product to the wood to be treated.
• the curative and/or preventive treatment process is a curative and/or preventive treatment for the protection of wood by means of a wood protection product, said product comprising at least one plant extract of the Betulaceae family, said method comprising the step of applying said product to the wood to be treated.
• the product may further comprise an extract from the Asteraceae family and/or a plant extract from the Lamiaceae family.
• the curative and/or preventive treatment process is a curative and/or preventive treatment for wood pest control by means of a wood pest control product, said product comprising at least one plant extract from the Betulaceae family and/or the Asteraceae family and/or the Lamiaceae family, said method comprising the step consisting in applying said product to a surface.
• the curative and/or preventive treatment process is a curative and/or preventive wood pest control treatment using a wood pest control product, said product comprising at least one plant extract from the Betulaceae family, said method comprising the step of applying said product to a surface.
• the product may further comprise an extract from the Asteraceae family and/or a plant extract from the Lamiaceae family.
• the extract will be chosen from the species Corylus avellanna or Arnica montana or Origanum vulgare.
• preventive treatment means any treatment making it possible to prevent healthy wood from being infected by wood degradation agents such as wood pests (wood-boring insects and wood-boring fungi).
• Preventive treatment includes temporary treatment of logs, treatment of fresh sawn timber, anti-blueing treatment in service, treatment according to wood use classes in Europe and according to hazard classes in other areas of the world (USA, Australia , etc.), the processing of structural panels.
• wood use classes we differentiate between the uses of wood indoors, outdoors (above ground, in the ground).
• an insecticidal or fungicidal barrier can be used to isolate wood pests from gaining access to the building containing wood. We then speak of wood pest control. This system is usually installed between the ground and the construction to keep wood pests out and eliminate those that come into contact with the insecticide or fungicide. This preventive treatment concerns new and existing constructions (residential, industrial or agricultural).
• Curative treatment is understood to mean any treatment aimed at destroying or rendering harmless the harmful insects of wood, or at least at improving the condition. Curative treatment means, for example, the treatment of an infestation of wood pests such as termites and includes the destruction of these pests or at least the stopping of the development or regression of the infestation. This curative treatment concerns the wood used but also the existing constructions.
• the application will be carried out by sprinkling, "flow-coating", dipping, brushing, injection, manual injection, aerosol, spraying, vaporization, impregnation, deep impregnation by double-vacuum or vacuum autoclave and pressure.
• the application in the context of a curative treatment, will preferably be carried out by injection, spraying, vaporization or painting
• the application will preferably be carried out by spraying, "flow-coating", dipping painting, impregnation, or deep impregnation by double-vacuum autoclave or vacuum and pressure .
• the application in the context of a preventive or curative treatment of furniture, the application will preferably be carried out by painting, manual injection, aerosol or spray.
• a low pressure broadcast sprayer can be used to apply the wood preservative or pest control product as a pre-construction treatment before pouring the slabs or as a pre-construction treatment of inaccessible crawl spaces or as a post-construction treatment coupled with an injection in the walls.
• the present invention relates to a method for the preventive treatment of constructions by means of a wood pest control product, said product comprising at least one plant extract from the family of Betulaceae and/or of the family Asteraceae and/or of the family Lamiaceae, said method comprising the step of applying said product by broadcast spraying, under-slab injection or by trenching/stemming.
• the present invention relates to a method for the preventive treatment of constructions by means of a wood pest control product, said product comprising at least one plant extract of the Betulaceae family, said a method comprising the step of applying said product by broadcast spraying, under-slab injection or by trenching/stemming.
• the product may further comprise an extract from the Asteraceae family and/or a plant extract from the Lamiaceae family.
• a film can be impregnated with a wood pest control product.
• the present invention relates to a method for the preventive treatment of constructions by means of a wood pest control product, said product comprising at least one plant extract from the family of Betulaceae and/or of the Asteraceae family and/or of the Lamiaceae family, said method comprising the step of applying said product to a film and depositing said film on a surface.
• the present invention relates to a method for the preventive treatment of constructions by means of a wood pest control product, said product comprising at least one plant extract of the Betulaceae family, said a method comprising the step of applying said product to a film and depositing said film on a surface.
• the product may further comprise an extract from the Asteraceae family and/or a plant extract from the Lamiaceae family.
• the film may be a film of polymeric material.
• the film will be impregnated with one or more extracts according to the invention and will be applied, for example, to the perimeter and the bottom of the excavations, or to the perimeter or to the foundations of a house, so as to to act as a physico-chemical barrier against termites.
• the wood pest control product may be integrated into a wood pest control trap or a connected object.
• the products for protecting or protecting wood and for combating wood pests are as described above.
• Pest control products such as insecticides and repellents
• the present invention also relates to pest control products such as insecticides and repellents.
• insecticidal compositions are used to control arthropods such as insects, by means other than repelling them or attracting them.
• repellents and attractants are products used to control harmful organisms by repelling them or attractant, including products used, for human or veterinary hygiene, directly on the skin or indirectly in the human or animal environment.
• the present invention relates to an insecticidal composition
• an insecticidal composition comprising an arnica extract or a hazel extract or a mixture thereof, said arnica extract or hazel extract or a mixture thereof, being present in the composition in a content of between 0.1 and 5% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition, preferably between 0.1 and 3% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition and preferably, to approximately 2% by weight, per relative to the total weight of the composition.
• the present invention relates to a repellent composition
• a repellent composition comprising an arnica extract or a hazel extract or a mixture thereof, said arnica extract or hazel extract or a mixture thereof, being present in the composition in a content of between 0.1 and 5% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition, preferably between 0.1 and 3% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition and preferably, to approximately 2% by weight, per relative to the total weight of the composition.
• the insecticidal or repellent composition further comprises an extract of oregano, said oregano extract being present in the composition in a content of between 0.1 and 10% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition, preferably between 1 and 5% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition and preferably, to approximately 3.5% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition.
• the insecticidal or repellent compositions described above may also comprise at least one additional agent chosen from nonionic surfactants, antifoams, anionic surfactants, water-soluble polymers, chelating agents, acids, preservatives, waxes, waxy emulsions, cationic surfactants, insecticides, plant extracts, antioxidants, fungicides, cellulose ethers, iso-alkanes, a mixture of alkoxysilane and disiloxane , luminescent agents, anti-UV additives, tagging agents, biosourced co-solvents such as those of the Augeo® range marketed by the company Solvay and those of the Isane Biolife® range marketed by the company Total Energys.
• additional agent chosen from nonionic surfactants, antifoams, anionic surfactants, water-soluble polymers, chelating agents, acids, preservatives, waxes, waxy emulsions, cationic surfactants, insecticides,
• nonionic surfactants mention will be made of ethoxylated alcohols, ethoxylated oils, alkylpolyglucosides, ethoxylated ammoniums, low-foaming nonionic surfactants, polyalkylene glycols, block copolymers.
• anionic surfactants mention will be made of fatty alcohol ether sulphates, fatty alcohol sulphates and linear alkyl benzene sulphonates.
• water-soluble polymers mention will be made of dispersing agents and thickeners.
• EDTA ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
• GLDA N,N-dicarboxymethylglutamic acid
• DTPA diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid
• HEDTA (2-hydroxyethyl) ethylene diamine triacetic acid
• NTA nitrilotriacetic acid
• PDTA propylene diamine tetra acetic acid
• EDG ethanol glycine
• Bronopol formic acid, glutaraldehyde, glyoxal, n-propanol, phenoxyethanol, dichlorohydroxydiphenylether (DCPP).
• DCPP dichlorohydroxydiphenylether
• insecticides mention may be made of thiacloprid, cypermethrin, permethrin, diflubenzuron, bifenthrin, deltamethrin, imiprothrin, D-allethrin, Piperonyl Butoxide, Geraniol, d-tetramethine, a pepper extract, esbiothrin, prallethrin, chlorfenapyr, cyanamide, chrysantheum and their mixture, microorganisms.
• fungicides include the family of triazoles such as propiconazole, tebuconazole, cyproconazole, 3-iodo-2-propynylbutylcarbamate (IPBC), penfluflen, fenpropimorph, quaternary ammoniums and salts of quaternary ammonium such as alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride (ADBAC, BKC), tetramethylammonium cation (TMAC), N-(3-aminopropyl)-N-dodecylpropane-1,3-diamine (diamine), N-propionate, N-Didecyl-N-methyl-poly(oxyethyl) ammonium (Bardap26), didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC) and microorganisms.
• DDAC didecyldimethylammonium chloride
• grape seed extract (Vitis vinifera L), pine bark extract (Pinus pinaster), peanut extract (Arachis hypogaea).
• grape seed extract (Vitis vinifera L), pine bark extract (Pinus pinaster), peanut extract (Arachis hypogaea).
• cellulose ethers mention will be made of methylcellulose, ethylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, modified hydroxyethylcellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl methyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose and carboxymethyl cellulose.
• isoalkanes also called isoparaffins
• 08-018 isoalkanes also called isoparaffins
• the C11-C12 isoalkane such as the C11-C13 isoalkane, the 015-018 isoalkane, the 015-016 isoalkane, 017-018 isoalkane, 017-018 isoalkane or their blend.
• renewable iso-alkanes from the Biolife range of Total Energys can be used.
• Pest control products may be in any form commonly used in this field such as gels, aerosols, aqueous, hydroalcoholic or oily solutions, anhydrous compositions, oil-in-water or water emulsions. -in oil.
• the pest control products are in the form of an aerosol or in the form of a gel.
• gel within the meaning of the present application, a composition whose viscosity is between 50,0000 cP and 2,400,000 cP, preferably between 700,0000 cP and 2,400,000 cP at room temperature.
• the viscosity can be measured by any viscometer and by any method known to those skilled in the art.
• the viscosity of the composition can be measured by any analogue Brookfield viscometer.
• the viscosity was measured at ambient temperature, with an analogue Brookfield viscometer, with a rotor 6, at a speed of 0.3 rpm.
• the viscosity measurement is carried out on the sample remaining at ambient temperature.
• the biocidal composition according to the invention is in the form of an aqueous gel.
• the repellent or insecticide compositions will be in the form of an aqueous gel and comprise at least one isoalkane, at least one cellulose ester, at least one plant extract from the Betulaceae family and/or family Asteraceae and/or family Lamiaceae, at least one mixture of alkoxysilane and disiloxane and water.
• the repellent or insecticide compositions will be in the form of an aqueous gel and comprise at least one isoalkane, at least one cellulose ester, at least one plant extract from the Betulaceae family, at least one mixture alkoxysilane and disiloxane and water.
• the compositions may further comprise an extract of a plant from the Asteraceae family and/or from the Lamiaceae family.
• Pest control method relates to a method for controlling pests by means of an insecticidal composition and/or a repellent composition, said composition(s) comprising at least one plant extract from the family of Betulaceae and/or of the Asteraceae family and/or of the Lamiaceae family, said method comprising the step consisting in applying said composition(s) to the surface to be treated.
• the present invention relates to a method for controlling pests by means of an insecticidal composition and/or a repellent composition, said composition(s) comprising at least one plant extract of the Betulaceae family, said method comprising the step of applying said composition(s) to the surface to be treated.
• Said composition(s) may further comprise a plant extract of a plant of the Asteraceae family and/or of the Lamiaceae family.
• the extract will be chosen from the species Corylus avellanna or Arnica montana or Origanum vulgare.
• the application will be carried out by dipping, painting, injection, spraying, vaporization, impregnation.
• the surface to be treated is understood broadly and applies, in the case of an insecticidal composition, to any surface comprising at least one harmful insect.
• the application will be carried out by spraying or vaporizing the compositions described, in aerosol form.
• insecticidal compositions can be applied by means of an aerosol, for approximately 2 seconds, at a distance of 60 centimeters from the insects.
• the surface is also understood broadly and applies to any surface on which harmful insects are likely to be present.
• the method of pest control includes agricultural use (treatment of crops, foodstuffs (storage, transport), harvests and non-agricultural
• the surfaces can also be crops, crops, foodstuffs, gardens, etc.
• Example 1 Determination of the curative action against the larvae 'Hylotrupes bajulus (Linnaeus) of the extracts according to the invention - Protection of wood
• the Hylotrupes bajulus larvae are introduced into the test specimens. After a period intended to allow the installation of the larvae in the test specimens, these test specimens are treated by painting or by application with a pipette of the protective product under test. After the delay defined according to the speed of action of the wood preservative, the mortality of the larvae is estimated in comparison with that of the larvae of the untreated control specimens.
• the larvae are obtained using the Hylotrupes bajulus (Linnaeus) rearing method described in Appendix B of standard NF EN 1390/2006.
• the reference species is Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris Linnaeus).
• the larvae, products and reagents, apparatus, test specimens, operating mode, test duration are those described in standard NF EN 1390/2006.
• the results are expressed as the average percentage of mortality in the treated test specimens and in the untreated control specimens.
• a sustained release formulation was used in this example.
• the formulation is an aqueous composition comprising an iso-alkane, a cellulose ether and the extract of hazelnut or arnica.
• the formulation comprises 2%, relative to the total weight of the composition, of hazel or arnica extract, between 10 to 40%, relative to the total weight of the composition, of an isoalkane and between 0.5 and 2 %, relative to the total weight of the composition of a cellulose ether.
• the arnica extract according to the invention makes it possible to eradicate the larvae of Hylotrupes bajulus, and this, compared to the control.
• the morality rate is 98.3%.
• the hazelnut extract according to the invention makes it possible to eradicate the larvae of Hylotrupes bajulus, and this, compared to the control.
• the mortality rate is 100%.
• Example 2 Bait comprising extracts of hazel, arnica and oregano according to the invention - Determination of the wood protection action of the extracts according to the invention against Coptotermes acinaciformis
• the object of the present example is to evaluate the palatability and the effect on a termite population of a bait and thus determine whether the extracts according to the invention have a wood protection action against Coptotermes acinaciformis.
• Several series of test specimens of wood of a sensitive species were impregnated with a series of solutions. These test specimens are then exposed to determined colonies of termites and the attack suffered by these wood test specimens was determined. The results obtained are compared with control specimens.
• the three extracts are in solution in propylene glycol in proportions 1/3, 1/3, 1/3.
• the “lunch box” is composed of a box, pierced at both ends in order to receive a pipe, said box comprising two pieces of wood placed on each side of the pipe and corrugated cardboard in the lower part of the box.
• One of the ends of said pipe is open and intended to be inserted into the termite mound, the other end of the pipe is blind.
• the pipe 20mm in diameter, is pierced with numerous holes of 5mm in diameter to allow termites to access the termite mound inside the box.
• Sand is added to the box to attract termites and the sand is covered with a sheet of corrugated cardboard (top layer).
• the wood is impregnated with the mixture of extracts of hazelnut, arnica and oregano.
• Example 3 Determination of the efficacy threshold against Reticulitermes santonensis De Fevtaud according to standard NF EN 117 (2012) - Protection of wood
• Standard NF EN 73 (2014) provides a laboratory aging method for specimens, which are subjected to biological tests.
• test was carried out under the conditions and according to the equipment and methods of standard NF EN 117 (2012).
• the extracts used are extracts of hazel (5%) or arnica (5%) in solution in propylene glycol (95%).
• the reference species is Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris Linnaeus).
• the termites are Reticulitermes santonensis De Feytaud. 250 workers, 3 soldiers and 5 nymphs.
• hazel tree extracts were diluted in 99.0% ethanol. Several concentrations of hazelnut extract were tested.
• the arnica extracts were diluted in 99.0% ethanol. Several concentrations of arnica extract were tested. [0228] Number of specimens and distribution a) treated test specimens: these are the specimens impregnated and subjected to attack by Reticulitermes; 5 specimens treated for each concentration of the product; b) untreated control specimens to check the virulence of the termites sampled for the test: these non-impregnated specimens are subjected to attack by Reticulitermes; they are 3 in number; c) control specimens treated with the solvent or the diluent subjected to the attack of Reticulitermes; they are 3 in number.
• the hazelnut extract according to the invention effectively protects the wood extracts against Reticulitermes attacks, whether or not the latter have undergone premature aging.
• the arnica extract according to the invention effectively protects the wood extracts against attacks by Reticulitermes whether or not the latter have undergone premature aging.
• Example 4 Determination of the efficacy threshold against Hylotrupes bajulus (Linnaeus) larvae according to standard NF EN 47 (2005) - wood protection
• Standard NF EN 47 describes a laboratory test method which provides a basis for general assessment of the effectiveness of a wood protection product against Hylotrupes bajulus by determining and comparing, using different categories of larvae, the concentrations at which the product prevents their survival in a fully impregnated sensitive species wood.
• the larvae of Hylotrupes bajulus of a given category are introduced into these test specimens and their survival rate is determined at fixed time intervals.
• test was carried out under the conditions and according to the equipment and methods described in standard NF EN 47 (2005).
• the extracts used are extracts of hazel (5%) or arnica (5%) in solution in propylene glycol (95%).
• the reference species is Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris Linnaeus).
• the hazel extracts were diluted in 99.0% ethanol.
• the arnica extracts were diluted in 99.0% ethanol. Several concentrations were tested.
• test specimens After 4 weeks, cut out the test specimens corresponding to the highest concentration. If all the larvae are dead, cut out the series of test tubes at the concentration immediately below, and so on until a concentration is found for which a first live larva is found in a test specimen. Keep the remaining specimens treated at this concentration as well as the specimens processed at lower concentrations for an additional 8 weeks.
• the hazelnut extract according to the invention effectively protects the wood extracts against attacks by Hylotrupes bajulus, whether or not the latter have undergone premature aging.
• the hazelnut extract according to the invention effectively protects the wood extracts against attacks by Hylotrupes bajulus, whether or not the latter have undergone premature aging.
• Example 5 Preventive wood pest control action of the extracts according to the invention against termites
• baits are tested, taking the form of a strip of wood having the following dimensions: 5 x 2.5 x 18.5 cm.
• the baits were tested against the Asian subterranean termites Coptotermes gestroi.
• the trial consists of three phases: monitoring, poisoning, control.
• the monitoring stations were regularly inspected to check for termite colony activity and termite infestation in the field. If an active termite infestation is confirmed at the monitoring stations, the test is initiated.
• a bait station in which four pieces of wood were placed inside the bait box station and fully covered with black tape.
• the pieces of wood are impregnated with a mixture of an extract of arnica (1/3), an extract of hazelnut (1/3) and an extract of oregano (1/3), the extracts being in solution in propylene glycol, the sum of the contents of the extracts being equal to 5% of the total weight of the composition.
• control station in which moistened tissue papers were placed in the stations of the plastic box and covered with black tape.
• the control station allows the activity of the termite colony to be monitored during the test.
• the stations were observed once a week in order to evaluate the presence of termites, the attack and the consumption of the bait.
• the baits comprising an extract according to the invention are effective repellents and make it possible to treat the wood preventively.
• a wood treated by impregnation with the extracts according to the invention is advantageously resistant to termites.
• the monitoring stations were regularly inspected to check for termite colony activities and termite infestation on the blank wooden stakes.
• a bait station in which a piece of wood is driven into the ground and covered with a plastic bucket.
• the piece of wood is impregnated with a mixture of an extract of arnica (1/3), an extract of hazelnut (1/3) and an extract of oregano (1/3), the extracts being in solution in propylene glycol, the sum of the contents of the extracts being equal to 5% of the total weight of the composition.
• control station monitors the activity of the termite colony during the test.
• the stations were observed once a week in order to evaluate the presence of termites, the attack and the consumption of the bait.
• Example 6 Evaluation of the efficacy of the extracts according to the invention as an insecticide against the cockroach
• Each active ingredient was formulated in the form of an emulsion (the active ingredients were diluted in water), the active ingredient being present at a content of 10% by weight for the first test and 50% by weight, for the second test, relative to the total weight of the emulsion.
• the emulsions were applied directly to the adult cockroaches.
• the arnica extract shows efficacy as an insecticide against cockroaches and this from the second day until the 10th day .
• the mixture of arnica, hazel and oregano shows efficacy as an insecticide against cockroaches, from the 9th day.
• the extracts and their mixture have a lethal activity on cockroaches.
• Example 7 Test of efficacy and repulsion of the extracts according to the invention against red lice in poultry
• the aim was to determine the lethal efficacy and the repulsion potential of the extracts according to the invention, suspended in propylene glycol on a 15 x 15 cm plywood tile, against red poultry louse (Dermanyssus gai lin ae).
• the extracts are extracts of arnica (5%) and hazelnut (5%) in solution in propylene glycol (95%).
• the control is propylene glycol.
• the arnica and hazelnut extract according to the invention are effective in the preventive and curative treatment of red lice in poultry.

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