JP2009274978A - Flea-controlling agent - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a flea-controlling agent that exhibits enhanced controlling effects on various kinds of fleas, for example, a cat flea parasitic on house pets, and is safe and available inexpensively. <P>SOLUTION: The flea-controlling agent comprises pyrethrum extracts (component (a)) and N-(2-ethylhexyl)-bicyclo[2,2,1]-hept-5-ene-2,3-dicarboxy imide (component (b)) with the mass ratio of total pyrethrin of the component (a) to the component (b) of 1:0.5 to 1:4. Preferably, the Exo type/(Exo type + Endo type) ratio of the component (b) is 0.3-0.7. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a flea control agent.

Fleas, in particular adults, parasitize animals such as dogs, cats, and domestic animals, and inhabit their blood-sucking nutrients. These fleas can also transmit infectious diseases, and with the recent pet boom, as fleas have more opportunities to come into contact with animals that are parasitized, measures to control fleas safely and effectively Development is required.

Conventionally, as flea control agents, those mainly composed of synthetic pyrethroid insecticides such as exmine, phenothrin and d-arethrin, and as disclosed in Patent Document 1, these are essential oils represented by cedarwood oil. What blended is known. Patent Document 2 describes a flea control solution for animals containing a flea control component, a solvent and isopropyl myristate, and obtains a high control effect by applying this solution to a part of the animal body surface. It is disclosed that it is possible.
However, conventional flea control agents are not always sufficient in terms of safety and control effects, and a practically satisfactory preparation has not yet been developed.
JP-A-11-322506 JP 2001-348301 A

An object of the present invention is to provide a flea control agent that exhibits a more enhanced control effect against various fleas, for example, cat fleas parasitic on pets, and that can be obtained safely and inexpensively. .

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention adopts the following configuration.
(1) Oats extract (component (a)) and N- (2-ethylhexyl) -bicyclo [2,2,1] -hept-5-ene-2,3-dicarboximide (component (b) And a mass ratio of component (a) total pyrethrin: component (b) is 1: 0.5 to 1: 4.
(2) N- (2-ethylhexyl) -bicyclo [2,2,1] -hept-5-ene-2,3-dicarboximide has an Exo type / (Exo type + Endo type) ratio of 0.3 to 0 The flea control agent according to (1), which is .7.
(3) Aerosol undiluted solution and propellant containing jojoba extract, N- (2-ethylhexyl) -bicyclo [2,2,1] -hept-5-ene-2,3-dicarboximide, and solvent The flea control agent as described in (1) or (2) which is an aerosol form which consists of these.

The flea control agent of the present invention uses a naturally-occurring Jochugi extract as a flea control component, and in addition to exhibiting a synergistic high flea control effect by blending a specific efficacy enhancer at a specific ratio, It is extremely practical because it is excellent in terms of safety and economic efficiency for human livestock.

The flea control agent of the present invention uses a naturally-occurring licorice extract as a flea control component. The licorice extract is extracted from an insecticidal chrysanthemum of a naturally occurring plant and contains six kinds of insecticidal active ingredients, namely, pyrethrin I, cinerin I, jasmorin I, pyrethrin II, cinerin II, and jasmolin II. The combined content (abbreviated as the total amount of pyrethrin) is generally 20 to 60%, usually about 50%.
The chrysanthemum extract mix | blended in a flea control agent is 0.01-5.0 mass% as total pyrethrin, Preferably it is 0.1-2.0 mass%.

The licorice extract is an effective flea control component that is effective against fleas and is highly safe for mammals, but since it is expensive, the present inventors have intensively studied the combination with an efficacy enhancer. As a result, for fleas, among the synergists for pyrethroids, piperonyl butoxide, octachlorodipropyl ether and the like have a low efficacy enhancing effect, and N- (2-ethylhexyl) -bicyclo [2,2 , 1] -hept-5-ene-2,3-dicarboximide (hereinafter abbreviated as potency enhancer A) is used in combination with Jojogaku extract in a specific ratio to have a particularly remarkable potency. It was found to show an enhancing effect.
That is, in the flea control agent of the present invention, the mass ratio of the total pyrethrin and the potency enhancer A in the chrysanthemum extract is 1: 0.5 to 1: 4. .

Next, the present inventors examined the further effective utilization of the efficacy enhancer A, paying attention to the fact that the three-dimensional structure of the efficacy enhancer A is composed of Exo type and Endo type. Efficacy enhancer A itself is already known, but there is no known document that mentions the efficacy enhancement effect by paying attention to Exo type and Endo type, and the present inventors have worked on elucidation thereof, Exo type / (Exo type). It has been found that the potency enhancer A having a ratio of (type + Endo type) of 0.3 to 0.7 is particularly effective, and the present invention has been completed.

As for the three-dimensional structure of the efficacy enhancer A, the following knowledge can be obtained from the literature, but so far no attention has been paid to the relationship with the action effect.
(1) A hymic anhydride [cis-5-norbornene-2,3-dicarboxylic anhydride] can be prepared by reacting with 2-ethyl-hexylamine in a solvent. According to a normal production method, (Endo type ) Potency enhancer A (Endo type) from hymic anhydride, and (Exo type) potency enhancer A from (Exo type) hymic anhydride.
(2) Regarding the raw material hymic anhydride, the Endo type is much less expensive than the Exo type, and unless specifically requested, the steric structure of the efficacy enhancer A is mainly the Endo type.

However, the present inventors thought that the three-dimensional structure of the efficacy enhancer A might affect the efficacy enhancement mechanism, and conducted insecticidal efficacy tests against fleas for various combinations of Exo type and Endo type. Although the detailed reason is unknown, the Exo type has a higher insecticidal effect than the Endo type, and considering the economy and manufacturability, the Exo type / (Exo type + Endo type) ratio is 0.3 to 0.7. It has been found to be effective.

Hereinafter, the production method of the efficacy enhancer A having an Exo type / (Exo type + Endo type) ratio of 0.3 to 0.7 will be described.
An inexpensive (Endo type) anhydrous hymic acid is used as a raw material, and the process is large. (1) Isomerization reaction of (Endo type) anhydrous hymic acid to (Exo type + Endo type), (2) Product Can be divided into a condensation reaction with 2-ethylhexylamine and (3) a distillation step of the potency enhancer A.

(1) (Endo-type) hymic anhydride is added with no organic solvent or heated at 190 ° C or higher with an organic solvent having a boiling point of 190 to 300 ° C for 30 minutes or more, and Exo type / (Exo type + Endo type) ratio From 0.3 to 0.7. When no organic solvent is added, a portion of the hymic anhydride may sublimate and adhere to the upper part of the container, but this also has no problem because isomerization has progressed. On the other hand, various organic solvents such as aliphatic hydrocarbons, aromatic hydrocarbons, esters and ethers can be used as the organic solvent used in this step. However, in consideration of the next reaction and handling, kerosene is used. Is preferred. Usually, as the reaction time is lengthened, the ratio of Exo type tends to increase.

(2) After standing to cool, 2-ethylhexylamine alone in the reaction solution of (1), or in the case of adding no organic solvent in the step (1), 2-ethylhexylamine and water or an organic solvent having a boiling point of 110 to 150 ° C. A solvent (toluene, xylene, etc.) is added and reacted at 90 to 160 ° C. for 30 minutes or longer. The ratio of Exo and Endo does not change significantly during the reaction. Use of water, toluene, xylene and the like is effective for washing out the hymic acid anhydride adhering to the upper part of the reaction vessel for the progress of the reaction, and the process using water is particularly advantageous in terms of production safety. In addition, after completion | finish of reaction, if necessary, pH adjustment (5.5-7.0) of a reaction liquid is performed using soda ash, and it is made to transfer to a distillation apparatus.

(3) The distillation temperature of the efficacy enhancer A is 160 to 170 ° C./3 mmHg, and does not require any special equipment, and can be carried out by ordinary equipment.
It is also possible to carry out the isomerization reaction to (Exo type + Endo type) by directly heating the efficacy enhancer A to 210 ° C. or higher.

In the present invention, various dosage forms of flea control agents are prepared by appropriately adding a carrier to the above Oyster extract and efficacy enhancer A. Examples of the dosage form for spraying include emulsions, oils, aqueous solvents, wettable powders, microemulsions, aerosols, powders, granules and the like. Further, a mat or sheet-like base material may be used by impregnating, coating, or the like with a flea control component.
Especially, the aerosol form which consists of the aerosol stock solution containing the said 2 component and solvent and a propellant is easy to use and its convenience is high.

As a solvent to be blended as appropriate, organic solvents such as lower alcohols such as ethanol and isopropanol, propylene glycol, 1,3-butylene glycol, 1,4-butylene glycol, diethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, hexylene glycol and the like Examples thereof include C3-6 glycols, glycol ethers thereof, ketone solvents, ester solvents such as isopropyl myristate, hydrocarbon solvents such as kerosene, and water.

Examples of the surfactant include polyoxyethylene alkyl ethers, polyoxyethylene alkyl phenyl ethers, polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene alkyl ethers, ethers such as polyoxyethylene alkylamino ethers, and polyethylene glycol fatty acid esters. , Non-ionic surfactants such as fatty acid esters such as polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid esters and polyoxyethylene glycerin fatty acid esters, polyoxyethylene styrenated phenols and polyalkalolamides of fatty acids, and dodecylbenzene sulfate And anionic surfactants, cationic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants and the like.
Examples of the carrier used in preparing powders, granules and the like include various mineral fine powders such as silicic acid, kaolin and talc, and various plant powders such as wood powder and wheat flour.

When the flea control agent of the present invention is applied to an aerosol form, a propellant is blended. Examples of the propellant include dimethyl ether, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), compressed gas (nitrogen gas, carbon dioxide gas, nitrous oxide, compressed air, etc.), and one or more of them can be appropriately employed. . In addition, what is necessary is just to adjust suitably the ratio of aerosol stock solution and a propellant in the range of 15 / 85-70 / 30 (V / V) according to a use application.

Furthermore, as long as it does not interfere with the gist of the present invention, flea control ingredients other than the extract of Jochugiku, antifungal agents for insect juvenile hormone, acaricide, fungi, fungi, etc., antibacterial Agents, bactericides, stabilizers, deodorants, antifoaming agents, fragrances, excipients and the like can be appropriately blended.
Such flea control ingredients include allethrin, praretrin, framethrin, phthalthrin, phenothrin, permethrin, ciphenothrin, cypermethrin, tralomethrin, resmethrin, imiprotorin, empentrin, transfluthrin, methfluthrin, profluthrin, etofenprox Ingredients, organosilicon insecticides such as silafluophene, organophosphorus insecticides such as dichlorvos and fenitrothion, carbamate insecticides such as propoxur, and neonicotinoid insecticides such as imidacloprid, dinotefuran and clothianidin.

Insect juvenile hormones include metoprene, pyriproxyfen, phenoxy curve and the like, and as acaricides, methyl 5-chloro-2-trifluoromethanesulfonamide benzoate, phenyl salicylate, 3-iodo-2 -Propinyl butyl carbamate, etc. On the other hand, as antifungal agents, antibacterial agents and fungicides, 2-mercaptobenzothiazole, 2- (4-thiazolyl) benzimidazole, 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazoline- Examples include 3-one, triphorin, 3-methyl-4-isopropylphenol, ortho-phenylphenol, and the like.

The container filled with the flea control agent may be appropriately selected in the shape of a valve, a nozzle, a nozzle, etc. according to its use, purpose of use, target pest and the like.
For example, if a trigger spray type with a wide-angle nozzle is used, a wide range can be processed with a single operation, which is convenient.

The flea control agent of the present invention obtained in this way is sprayed on fleas directly from a distance of about 50 cm in aerosols and liquids, and has a high appearance frequency such as the flea hiding place and its surroundings. Spray coating may be performed so that it can be sufficiently wetted from a distant place (for example, under the floor, carpet, between tatami mats, etc.), and about 5 to 50 mL / m ² is appropriate as a measure of the amount of treatment.
In addition, since the flea control agent of the present invention is excellent in safety for human livestock, it is possible to directly apply a predetermined amount of spraying agent such as an aerosol, liquid, powder, etc. to the body surface of a dog or cat, mat, In the case of a sheet material, it may be installed at or around a place where a dog or cat is present.

Examples of fleas targeted by the flea control agent of the present invention include cat fleas, dog fleas, human fleas, keops mouse fleas, mouse fleas, and Yamato mouse fleas. Although this agent has a great merit as a flea control agent, other pests, for example, mosquitoes such as mosquito, Aedes aegypti, housefly, fly, butterfly such as Drosophila, Drosophila It has a sufficient insecticidal effect against hymenoptera such as bees and ants, coleoptera such as beetles and cannabs, lepidopters such as moths, and semi-lepidopters such as leafhoppers and aphids.

Next, the flea control agent of the present invention will be described in more detail based on specific examples.

(Endo type) 5.0 g of hymic anhydride was put into a reaction flask, 5 mL of IP-solvent (Idemitsu Petroleum's isoparaffin, boiling point: initial fraction 213 ° C) was added, and the mixture was heated at a reaction temperature of 195 ° C for 30 minutes. The ratio of Exo type / (Exo type + Endo type) after heating was 0.55.
After allowing to cool, 4.1 g of 2-ethylhexylamine was added to the above reaction solution, and the mixture was reacted at 140 ° C. for 1 hour while taking out the generated water from the system. After completion of the reaction, distillation was performed to obtain efficacy enhancer A (7.6 g) having an Exo type / (Exo type + Endo type) ratio of 0.55 (distillation temperature: 160 to 170 ° C./3 mmHg, yield: 91). %).

Oily aerosol by adding kerosene to 2.0 g of licorice extract (total pyrethrin content ratio: 50.5 mass%) and potency enhancer A [Exo type / (Exo type + Endo type) ratio: 0.55] Stock solutions (180 mL) were prepared and filled into aerosol containers. After attaching the valve part, 120 mL of a propellant (a mixed gas of liquefied petroleum gas and dimethyl ether) was pressurized and filled through the valve part to obtain a flea control agent in the form of an oily aerosol.
This aerosol was used in a room with a indoor dog. That is, when 20 mL per 1 m ² was sprayed on a flooring board in which cat fleas were observed from 20 cm away, the cat flea was immediately knocked down and never revived. This flea control effect lasted for 3 days or more after the treatment, and no behavior that the indoor dog hates was observed.

Oyster extract (total pyrethrin content ratio: 51.0% by mass) 2.8 g and efficacy enhancer A [Exo type / (Exo type + Endo type) ratio: 0.30] 4.0 g and surfactant 8.0 g Then, 30 mL of water and kerosene were added to prepare an aqueous aerosol stock solution (150 mL), which was filled into an aerosol container. After attaching the valve part, 150 mL of a propellant (liquefied petroleum gas) was pressurized and filled through the valve part to obtain a flea control agent in the form of an aqueous aerosol.
This aerosol agent showed a high knockdown effect and a lethal effect against cat fleas as in Example 2.

According to Example 1, Exo type / (Exo type + Endo type) ratio potency enhancer A shown in Table 1 was synthesized, and using various aerosol agents prepared according to Example 2, the following insecticides against adult cat fleas Efficacy tests were conducted.
[Filter paper contact test]
The filter paper sprayed with the test aerosol agent was placed in a plastic ring having an inner diameter of 8 cm and a height of 14 cm, and about 10 cat flea adults were brought into contact therewith. After contact, the number of knockdowns over time was observed. After 120 minutes of contact, all the test fleas were transferred to a clean plastic container and stored in a room at 25 ± 2 ° C. for 24 hours, and then the life and death of the test fleas were observed. As a control formulation, a commercially available flea aerosol agent (active ingredients: three components including amidoflumet and methoxadiazone) was used. The spray amount of the test aerosol was 20 mL per m ² except for the control preparation.

As a result of each test, the flea control agent of the present invention in which the potency enhancer A was blended in a specific ratio with the chrysanthemum extract had a very small KT ₅₀ value and the flea control agent not blended with the potency enhancer A (Comparative Example 1) Even when the potency enhancer A is blended, it has a rapid effect compared with those in which the blending ratio with the chuchu extract is outside the predetermined range (Comparative Examples 2 and 3) and a commercially available control preparation (Comparative Example 9). Increased significantly. As shown in the comparisons of the present invention 1 to the present invention 6, the efficacy enhancing effect of the efficacy enhancer A is more remarkable in the case where the Exo type ratio is 30% or more (the present invention 3 to the present invention 6). It was. The insecticidal efficacy increased as the Exo-type ratio exceeded 30%. However, when the Exo-type ratio exceeded 70%, it reached a peak, and considering the production efficiency and economy, the Exo-type ratio of the efficacy enhancer A is 30 to 70%. It was found that the range of is more preferable.
On the other hand, as in Comparative Example 4 and Comparative Example 5, piperonyl butoxide and octachlorodipropyl ether, which are synergists for pyrethroids other than potency enhancer A, are used when fleas are targeted. In combination with Giku extract, its efficacy enhancing effect was poor.
Furthermore, when dl, d-T80-alleslin is used in place of the oat extract (Comparative Examples 6 to 8), the chemical structure is similar to that of pyrethrin I contained in the oat extract. Nevertheless, the combined use of the efficacy enhancer A did not improve the rapid efficacy so much, and the effect of the efficacy enhancer A Exo type / Endo type ratio on the efficacy enhancement was small.
That is, it is clear that the combination of the licorice extract and the efficacy enhancer A is characteristically effective against fleas at a specific blending ratio.

For comparison, according to Example 1, an aerosol agent (Table 2) containing a potty extract and efficacy enhancer A in various Exo type / (Exo type + Endo type) ratios was prepared, and the following against adult house flies An insecticidal efficacy test was conducted.
[In-chamber spray test]
House flies (about 25 female adults per group) were released into a 60 cm cubic (0.216 m ³ ) glass chamber, and the test aerosol insecticide shown in Table 2 (stock solution 120 mL + propellant gas 180 mL) was sprayed for 1 second. After exposure for 10 minutes, the number of supine worms over time was recorded and the KT ₅₀ value was determined. The results are shown in Table 2.

As shown in Table 2, in the insecticidal efficacy test against houseflies, the aerosol containing the efficacy enhancer A in the mushroom extract has a clear insecticidal efficacy based on the Exo / (Exo type + Endo type) ratio of the efficacy enhancer A Showed no difference. That is, the effect that the Exo-type ratio of the efficacy enhancer A is preferably in the range of 30 to 70% was characteristic for fleas as disclosed in the present invention.

According to Example 3, 2.5 g of Oyster extract (total pyrethrin content ratio: 51.0 mass%) and potency enhancer A [Exo type / (Exo type + Endo type) ratio: 0.35] to 4.0 g A surfactant aqueous solution (150 mL) was prepared by adding 8.0 g of surfactant, 30 mL of water, and kerosene, and filled into an aerosol container. After attaching the valve part, 150 mL of a propellant (liquefied petroleum gas) was pressurized and filled through the valve part to obtain a flea control agent in the form of an aqueous aerosol.
Carpet 20 cm × 20 cm and 30mL sprayed per 1 m ² of the aerosol into (needle punch type, 100% acrylic), after air-dried for 2 hours, reluctance dish (9cm diameter containing the 10 animals cat fleas which had been prepared in advance, high 6 cm) was moved onto the carpet and brought into contact with the drug. The contact time is 2 hours, and the KT ₅₀ value is calculated by recording the knocked-down insects over time. After contact for a predetermined time, all the cat fleas are transferred to a clean plastic container, and the death rate after 24 hours. Asked.
As a result, according to the flea control agent of the present invention, the KT ₅₀ value was within 2 minutes and the death rate was 100%, confirming that the flea control agent was extremely excellent.

The present invention can be used not only in the flea control field but also in other pest control fields.

Claims (3)

Oyster extract (component (a)) and N- (2-ethylhexyl) -bicyclo [2,2,1] -hept-5-ene-2,3-dicarboximide (component (b)) A flea control agent comprising: a total pyrethrin: component (b) mass ratio of component (a) of 1: 0.5 to 1: 4. N- (2-ethylhexyl) -bicyclo [2,2,1] -hept-5-ene-2,3-dicarboximide has an Exo type / (Exo type + Endo type) ratio of 0.3 to 0.7. The flea control agent according to claim 1, wherein the flea control agent is present. An aerosol stock solution containing oat extract, N- (2-ethylhexyl) -bicyclo [2,2,1] -hept-5-ene-2,3-dicarboximide, and a solvent, and a propellant. The flea control agent according to claim 1 or 2, which is in an aerosol form.