JP2000212014A - Animal repellent for waste bag or the like and repelling method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an animal repellent capable of effectively eliminating animals collecting around a waste bag, etc., friendly to an environment by making the repellent include an essence of Sophora flvescens. SOLUTION: This repellent comprises an essence of Sophora flvescens. Preferably the composition further comprises an essence of Guinea pepper and acetic acid. The essence of Sophora flvescens is obtained by extracting the root of Sophora angustifolia of leguminous plant as it is or removing most of cork- cortex and laterally or longitudinally cutting the root and extracting the cut root. The composition is preferably sprayed on a waste bag with a sprayer, an aerosol spraying apparatus, etc., as an application method and can be directed applied to a waste bag, etc. An animal to be a target is preferably any of dog, cat and crow.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an animal repellent and a repellent method for spraying and applying to a garbage bag or the like in order to eliminate animals gathering in the garbage bag or the like.

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2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, dogs, cats, crows, and the like have broken garbage bags, causing the contents to be scattered and giving off a foul odor, which has been a cause of environmental destruction. As a countermeasure, draw a net pattern or a natural enemy eyeball pattern on the surface of the garbage bag to prevent crows etc. from approaching.
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-225406) and molding a bag from a film containing a repellent (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-225406). It has also been proposed to apply a lemongrass oil-based dog / cat repellent to the surface of the packaging material to prevent the dog / cat from breaking the bag (JP-A-57-74158).

[0003] As repellents, in addition to the above, 2-butoxyethanol (JP-A-63-30401), bis (2-chloroisopropyl) ether (JP-A-62-12702), methyl salicylate (JP-A-Heisei 62-12702). 8-225406) is known. However, conventional repellents have been selected from the viewpoint of the odor of lemongrass oil, ether, ethanol, etc. However, favorable effects cannot be obtained from the viewpoint of sustainability, environmental impact, etc. At present, agents are required.

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It is an object of the present invention to develop an environmentally friendly animal repellent which can effectively eliminate animals gathering in a garbage bag or the like and which is environmentally friendly.

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Means for Solving the Problems The inventors of the present invention have made intensive efforts to solve the above-mentioned problems, and as a result, have found that the inclusion of kudin extract effectively repels animals. That is, the present invention provides (1) an animal repellent comprising a kudin extract, (2) an animal repellent according to (1), wherein the animal is any one of a dog, a cat and a crow. (3) The animal repellent according to (1), which contains a pepper extract, and (4) the animal repellent according to (1) or (3), which contains acetic acid. , (5) (1),
An animal repellent method characterized by spraying or applying the animal repellent described in (3) or (4) to a garbage bag.

[0006] In general, animals are thought to avoid odors. Therefore, lemongrass (a substitute for lemon fragrance), which is conventionally preferred for humans but is regarded as an unpleasant odor for animals, is used as a main component. Have been. However, from the experience of the present inventors, it has been found that animals ignore the smell, but are more sensitive to the taste than the smell and show a strong reaction to unpleasant taste. Thus, the present inventors have searched for various materials mainly for bitterness as animal repellents, and have found that kujin extract is the most effective.

[0007] The kudin extract used in the present invention is obtained by extracting the roots of Clara, a leguminous plant, as they are, or excluding most of the cork skin, and cutting them horizontally or vertically. Kujin has been used as a traditional Chinese medicine for stomachic, diuresis, antipyretic, analgesic and insecticide, and its taste is extremely bitter and persistent. The component of Clara root is about 2
% Is Matrine and the chemical formula is C ₁₅ H ₂₄ ON ₂ (alkaloid)
(Source: "Joint Chinese Medicine Handbook for Clinical Chinese Medicine" published in 1987). As other auxiliary components, pepper extract, persimmon juice extract, cinnamaldehyde, acetic acid and the like can also be used, but each has characteristics, for example, cinnamon aldehyde and persimmon juice extract act as a repellent as a repellent, It has the effect of reducing the smell for humans.

Acetic acid is particularly effective for crows due to its pungent odor and sour taste, and pepper extract has a repellent effect due to its pungent taste. As a method of applying the animal repellent of the present invention, it is preferable to spray the garbage bag or the like with a sprayer, an aerosol spraying device or the like, but there is also a method of directly applying the garbage bag or the like. It is also possible to add a surfactant or the like to maintain the durability.

[0009] The product of the present invention can be prepared in a conventional manner using oils, solutions, emulsions, wettable powders, aerosol preparations, powders, granules, pastes,
It can be adjusted to an appropriate form such as a tablet. Although the product of the present invention is mainly intended for garbage bags, spraying it on flower beds or planting can prevent dogs and cats from damaging plants and trees.
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to examples, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

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DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS (Example) 1. Production of repellent 1) Components of repellent The components of a product which is an example of the product of the present invention are as shown in Table 1.

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[Table 1]

2) Production method of repellent The production method of the repellent described in the above table is as follows. First, while stirring isopropyl alcohol, persimmon juice extract, lemongrass,
Solution A is obtained by sequentially adding and dissolving cinnamic aldehyde, pepper extract and phenoxyethanol. Next, while stirring the ion-exchanged water, quinidine extract and acetic acid were added to make the mixture uniform, and this was designated as solution B. Liquid A is gradually added while stirring liquid A to make it uniform, and then filtered and filled to obtain a product.

3) Product properties Appearance: liquid PH: 4.20 ± (25 ° C.) Specific gravity: 0.894 ± (25 ° C.) Single use: about 1.2 ml for a 20 l garbage bag. Duration: About 8 hours.

2. Test Method Put the baked horse mackerel in a garbage bag, close the mouth, and spray the product of the present invention and the conventional product (without jinjin extract) at intervals of 5 m in the field. It is 1 from 5:00 in the morning
It was left until 1 o'clock (6 hours) and the repellent effect was observed. The results are summarized in Table 2 below.

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[Table 2]

The reason why the above two locations were selected as test locations is that Miyashiro-cho, Minami-Saitama-gun is a place where the shopping district is nearby and there are many stray cats, and Takashimadaira-cho, Itabashi-ku has many trees and many dogs and cats including crows. Selected. Looking at the results in Table 2 above, it is clear that the sprayed product of the present invention has a greater effect than the sprayed product of the conventional product, and the effect is particularly increased by increasing the number of times of spraying. You can see that In particular, in the case of a crow, since the ability to learn is excellent, once an unpleasant experience is made, the crow will not be able to approach the place, and an excellent effect can be obtained.

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By spraying or applying the product of the present invention to a garbage bag or the like, dogs and cats, crows, etc. are prevented from approaching, and the trash bag or the like can be prevented from breaking, resulting in harm to humans and trees. Without environmentally friendly processing.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An animal repellent comprising a kudin extract. 2. The animal repellent according to claim 1, wherein the animal is any one of a dog, a cat and a crow. 3. The animal repellent according to claim 1, further comprising a pepper extract. 4. The animal repellent according to claim 1, further comprising acetic acid. 5. An animal repellent method, comprising spraying or applying the animal repellent according to claim 1, 3 or 4 to a garbage bag.