GB2415381A - Insecticidal composition - Google Patents

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GB2415381A
GB2415381A GB0414153A GB0414153A GB2415381A GB 2415381 A GB2415381 A GB 2415381A GB 0414153 A GB0414153 A GB 0414153A GB 0414153 A GB0414153 A GB 0414153A GB 2415381 A GB2415381 A GB 2415381A
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Priority to PL05733708T priority patent/PL1744624T3/en
Priority to US11/568,327 priority patent/US20080311233A1/en
Priority to PCT/IL2005/000415 priority patent/WO2005102024A2/en
Priority to PT05733708T priority patent/PT1744624E/en
Priority to DK05733708T priority patent/DK1744624T3/en
Priority to SI200531667T priority patent/SI1744624T1/en
Priority to EP20050733708 priority patent/EP1744624B1/en
Priority to ES05733708T priority patent/ES2399407T3/en
Publication of GB2415381A publication Critical patent/GB2415381A/en
Priority to CY20131100132T priority patent/CY1114591T1/en
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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
    • 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
    • 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
    • A01N35/00—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds containing a carbon atom having two bonds to hetero atoms with at the most one bond to halogen, e.g. aldehyde radical
    • A01N35/04—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds containing a carbon atom having two bonds to hetero atoms with at the most one bond to halogen, e.g. aldehyde radical containing aldehyde or keto groups, or thio analogues thereof, directly attached to an aromatic ring system, e.g. acetophenone; Derivatives thereof, e.g. acetals

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Abstract

An agent for the control of insects in agriculture comprises vanillin. The vanillin powder is solubilised in water for spraying onto insects infesting crops.

Description

INSECTICIDAL AGENT s
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is in the field of plant protection. More specifically an agent for the control of insects is disclosed.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In the agricultural practice synthetic toxic agents are used to reduce the population of harmful insects in the crops. Typical chemical agents employed in the composition of such agents are organophosphorous and carbamate compounds. The toxicity associated with such substances is often harmful to the environment and to the consumers of food products produced from the crops. To facilitate cultivation of crops and yet keep the harmful effect low, chemical agents having reduced toxicity have been introduced to control pests. For example, the application of plant essential oils to combat beetles in packages of food products disclosed in US patent application publication US 2003/0091661A1.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
All the experiments described hereinafter were carried out using Solution A. The solution included the active material immersed in water.
Treatments were performed using a hand sprayer with no specified properties.
Preparation of solution A: Vanillin in the form of powder (Sigma Aldrich) was immersed in tap water, at the concentration of 0.3 grams of vanillin per 100 milliliters of water.
The mixture was stirred for about 20 minutes using a magnetic stirrer until the to powder appeared to be completely solubilised. No surfactant was added in order to avoid the direct involvement of the surfactant in the experiment.
Experiments Heteropteran bugs belonging to the genus Dionconotus cruentatus feeding on Clivia flowers were collected in early March 2003, and also in early March 2004. Experiments were conducted on the two occasions respectively, immediately after the bugs were collected. In March 2003, 7 bugs were collected and put in an opened top box. The bugs were sprayed carefully because of the lack of surfactant, making sure that the each bug was fully covered by the sprayed liquid. Each bug was sprayed individually. The results were that each go bug sprayed died after a few minutes since time of spraying. One day after, another 5 bugs were collected, and each sprayed using a freshly prepared solution A. All bugs died. The dead bugs were collected and visited after two days proving their mortality. The same experiment was repeated in March 2004 using 12 bugs. All these bugs were sprayed using a freshly prepared spray. The results were as in the year before, all died as a result of the spraying.
In March 2004 green aphids of the species Hyalopterus pruni in s colonies feeding on the lower side of the leaf blades of peach were inspected.
Eleven infected leaves were marked and sprayed carefully to insure the immersion of the entire aphid colony in the aqueous liquid devoid of any surfactant. Spraying was performed in the morning, and the sprayed leaves were visited a day after. Almost all aphids sprayed had cleared the leaves. Unsprayed in infected leaves had their aphids colonies intact.
Several nocturnally active slugs, molluscs of the genus Limax were sprayed individually at night in situ without collecting or otherwise handling, using freshly prepared solution A. The spraying did not substantially effect the slugs.Although they seemed stunned for a few minutes, after a while they resumed moving about and foraging.
Conclusion
Vanillin at the indicated concentration in water was found to have a lethal effect on two insect species belonging to distinct taxonomic groups.
Application of a composition including vanillin in the open air in agricultural circumstances is a convenient and effective insect control practice. The inclusion of agriculturally accepted surfactants and other formulating agents is expected to reduce the amount of active substance required for achieving the desired effect.
Formulation The experiments presented hereinabove showed that the pure vanillin immersed in water is active in the concentration used as an insecticide. The experiments did not use agriculturally accepted surfactant or any surfactant since such agents are known to have effect on insects. Vanillin is not an oil and according to the Merck index (Merck & Co., Inc., 1899) is soluble to the extent of 1 gram in 100 ml water. It is more soluble in alcohol, and soluble in other organic solvents.
Vanillin was found to be considerably soluble in polyethylene glycol to and in tetra ethyl ortho silicate. s

Claims (4)

1. A composition for the control of insects comprising vanillin s immersed in water.
2. A composition as in claim 1 for the control of aphids.
3. A composition as in claim 1 for the control of heteroptera.
4. A method for the control of insects in agricultural crops wherein vanillin is distributed in the crop using at least water as a carrier. Is
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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0414153A GB2415381A (en) 2004-06-24 2004-06-24 Insecticidal composition
ES05733708T ES2399407T3 (en) 2004-04-26 2005-04-20 Pesticides containing salicylaldehyde and garlic extract
PT05733708T PT1744624E (en) 2004-04-26 2005-04-20 Pesticides containing salicylaldehyde and garlic extract
US11/568,327 US20080311233A1 (en) 2004-04-26 2005-04-20 Naturally Occurring Phenolic Substances Useful as Pesticides
PCT/IL2005/000415 WO2005102024A2 (en) 2004-04-26 2005-04-20 Naturally occurring phenolic substances useful as pesticides
PL05733708T PL1744624T3 (en) 2004-04-26 2005-04-20 Pesticides containing salicylaldehyde and garlic extract
DK05733708T DK1744624T3 (en) 2004-04-26 2005-04-20 PESTICIDES CONTAINING SALICYL ALDEHYD AND GARLIC EXTRACT
SI200531667T SI1744624T1 (en) 2004-04-26 2005-04-20 Pesticides containing salicylaldehyde and garlic extract
EP20050733708 EP1744624B1 (en) 2004-04-26 2005-04-20 Pesticides containing salicylaldehyde and garlic extract
CY20131100132T CY1114591T1 (en) 2004-04-26 2013-02-13 FERTILIZERS CONTAINING SALICYLALDEHYDE AND GARLIC EXTRACT

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WO1998053678A2 (en) * 1997-05-30 1998-12-03 Octrooibureau Kisch N. V. Means amd method for pest control

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WO1998053678A2 (en) * 1997-05-30 1998-12-03 Octrooibureau Kisch N. V. Means amd method for pest control

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J. Stored Products Res. 2004, 40, pp.395-408 "Polyphenolic compounds .." - Regnault-Roger et al. *

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