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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
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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
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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
  • A01N37/00—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds containing a carbon atom having three bonds to hetero atoms with at the most two bonds to halogen, e.g. carboxylic acids
  • A01N37/36—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds containing a carbon atom having three bonds to hetero atoms with at the most two bonds to halogen, e.g. carboxylic acids containing at least one carboxylic group or a thio analogue, or a derivative thereof, and a singly bound oxygen or sulfur atom attached to the same carbon skeleton, this oxygen or sulfur atom not being a member of a carboxylic group or of a thio analogue, or of a derivative thereof, e.g. hydroxy-carboxylic acids
  • A01N37/38—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds containing a carbon atom having three bonds to hetero atoms with at the most two bonds to halogen, e.g. carboxylic acids containing at least one carboxylic group or a thio analogue, or a derivative thereof, and a singly bound oxygen or sulfur atom attached to the same carbon skeleton, this oxygen or sulfur atom not being a member of a carboxylic group or of a thio analogue, or of a derivative thereof, e.g. hydroxy-carboxylic acids having at least one oxygen or sulfur atom attached to an aromatic ring system
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
  • A01N—PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES; PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS
  • A01N37/00—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds containing a carbon atom having three bonds to hetero atoms with at the most two bonds to halogen, e.g. carboxylic acids
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  • A01N37/38—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds containing a carbon atom having three bonds to hetero atoms with at the most two bonds to halogen, e.g. carboxylic acids containing at least one carboxylic group or a thio analogue, or a derivative thereof, and a singly bound oxygen or sulfur atom attached to the same carbon skeleton, this oxygen or sulfur atom not being a member of a carboxylic group or of a thio analogue, or of a derivative thereof, e.g. hydroxy-carboxylic acids having at least one oxygen or sulfur atom attached to an aromatic ring system
  • A01N37/40—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds containing a carbon atom having three bonds to hetero atoms with at the most two bonds to halogen, e.g. carboxylic acids containing at least one carboxylic group or a thio analogue, or a derivative thereof, and a singly bound oxygen or sulfur atom attached to the same carbon skeleton, this oxygen or sulfur atom not being a member of a carboxylic group or of a thio analogue, or of a derivative thereof, e.g. hydroxy-carboxylic acids having at least one oxygen or sulfur atom attached to an aromatic ring system having at least one carboxylic group or a thio analogue, or a derivative thereof, and one oxygen or sulfur atom attached to the same aromatic ring system
• • 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
  • A01N39/00—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing aryloxy- or arylthio-aliphatic or cycloaliphatic compounds, containing the group or, e.g. phenoxyethylamine, phenylthio-acetonitrile, phenoxyacetone
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• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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  • 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
  • A01N43/00—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds
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  • A01N43/40—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having rings with one nitrogen atom as the only ring hetero atom six-membered rings
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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  • 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
  • A01N57/00—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic phosphorus compounds
  • A01N57/18—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic phosphorus compounds having phosphorus-to-carbon bonds
  • A01N57/20—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic phosphorus compounds having phosphorus-to-carbon bonds containing acyclic or cycloaliphatic radicals

Definitions

• the present invention concerns a novel method to reduce spray drift during the application of agricultural chemicals by incorporating a self-emulsifiable ester into the liquid to be sprayed.
• Agricultural spraying by economical and available technologies uses hydraulic spray nozzles that inherently produce a wide spectrum of spray droplet sizes.
• the potential for these spray droplets to drift from the initial, desired site of application is found to be a function of droplet size, with smaller droplets having a higher propensity for off-target movement.
• Significant research efforts, involving numerous field trials, wind tunnel tests and subsequent generation of predictive math models have led to a greatly enhanced understanding of the relationship between spray droplet size and potential for off-target drift.
• High molecular weight, water-soluble polymers are currently added to spray compositions as a tank mix to increase droplet size and thereby reduce drift (see, for example, WO 2008/101818 A2 and U.S. Pat. No. 6,214,771 B1).
• high molecular weight, water-soluble polymers are not entirely satisfactory because they are expensive to use at the concentrations required to substantially increase droplet size.
• many commercially available drift retardants typically do not work with many aerially applied herbicide tank mixtures, due to pump shear, wind shear and other performance issues, which are more pronounced in high speed aerial application conditions. See Hewitt, A. J. (2003) Drift Control Adjuvants in Spray Applications: Performance and Regulatory Aspects. Proc. Third Latin American Symposium on Agricultural Adjuvants, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
• the present invention concerns a method to reduce spray drift during the application of a pesticide which comprises incorporating into the pesticidal spray from about 0.01 to about 5 percent vol/vol of a self-emulsifiable ester or mixture thereof.
• the reduction in spray drift may result from a variety of factors including a reduction in the production of fine spray droplets ( ⁇ 175 ⁇ in diameter) and an increase in the volume median diameter (VMD) of the spray droplets.
• VMD volume median diameter
• Another embodiment of the invention is a premix formulation which comprises from about 1 to about 90 weight percent of a pesticide, and from about 0.05 to about 30 weight percent of a self-emulsifiable ester.
• the premix formulation is preferably a solution, emulsion, suspension, wettable or soluble powder, or water-dispersible or water-soluble granule formulation.
• the method to reduce spray drift applies to the application of any pesticide or crop protection agent including herbicides, fungicides and insecticides.
• herbicides particularly preferred herbicides to which this method applies include cyhalofop-butyl, haloxyfop, penoxsulam, flumetsulam, cloransulam-methyl, florasulam, pyroxsulam, diclosulam, fluroxypyr, clopyralid, acetochlor, triclopyr, isoxaben, 2,4-D, MCPA, dicamba, MSMA, oxyfluorfen, oryzalin, trifluralin, benfluralin, ethalfluralin, aminopyralid, atrazine, picloram, tebuthiuron, pendimethalin, propanil, propyzamide, glyphosate and glufosinate.
• Particularly preferred insecticides to which this method applies include organophosphates such as chlorpyrifos, MAC's such as halofenozide, methoxyfenozide and tebufenozide, pyrethroids such as gamma-cyhalothrin and deltamethrin, and biopesticides such as spinosad and spinetoram.
• organophosphates such as chlorpyrifos
• MAC's such as halofenozide, methoxyfenozide and tebufenozide
• pyrethroids such as gamma-cyhalothrin and deltamethrin
• biopesticides such as spinosad and spinetoram.
• Particularly preferred fungicides to which this method applies include mancozeb, myclobutanil, fenbuconazole, zoxamide, propiconazole, quinoxyfen and thifluz
• the present invention is particularly useful for the application of herbicides, most particularly with herbicides that are subject to restricted applications around sensitive crops which have not been modified to be tolerant of them, such as 2,4-D, dicamba, glyphosate and glufosinate.
• Self-emulsifiable esters used in the present invention are characterized as molecules that combine oil (hydrophobic), hydrophilic nonionic, and, optionally, anionic functionality in a single molecule that can form uniform stable emulsions in an aqueous phase. Contrary to conventional emulsions in which one or more oils would be blended with one or more surfactants (emulsifiers), no such additives are necessary for the emulsion disclosed in the present invention. Uniform, stable aqueous emulsions can be formed with these SEEs without the use of additional emulsifiers or oils by little to moderate agitation of the SEE and water mixture.
• SEEs include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) trimer acid based self-emulsifiable esters produced by the polymerization of oleic and linoleic acids having a C 54 lipophilic backbone and an ester portion of the molecule containing both nonionic and anionic surfactant functionality (see, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos.
• esters prepared by esterification of ethoxylated trimethylolpropane by fatty acids and dicarboxylic acid anhydrides see, for example, WO1990/005714
• esters derived from high molecular weight dibasic acids, polyoxyalkylene glycols and monofunctional aliphatic alcohols see, for example, U.S. Pat. No.
• succinate triglyceride oil derived from maleating triglyceride oil from a plant or land animal see, for example, WO 2005/071050 A1 commercially available as the trademark VEG-ESTER products of Lubrizol, Inc.
• ethoxylated fatty acid esters see, for example, WO 1996/022109
• the self-emulsifiable esters can be incorporated into the pesticidal spray by being tank-mixed directly with the diluted pesticidal formulation or by being provided as a pre-mix with the pesticidal formulation prior to dilution to the final spray volume.
• the self-emulsifiable ester is incorporated at a concentration from about 0.01 to about 5 volume percent of the final spray volume, preferably from about 0.05 to about 1.0 volume percent of the final spray volume, and most preferably from about 0.05 to about 0.2 volume percent of the final spray volume.
• the present method reduces off-target movement of the pesticide spray in both aerial and ground applications.
• the optimum droplet size depends on the application for which the composition is used. If droplets are too large, there will be less coverage by the spray; i.e, large droplets will land in certain areas while areas in between will receive little or no spray composition.
• the maximum acceptable droplet size may depend on the amount of composition being applied per unit area and the need for uniformity in spray coverage. Smaller droplets provide more even coverage, but are more prone to drift during spraying. If it is particularly windy during spraying, larger droplets may be preferred, whereas on a calmer day smaller droplets may be preferred.
• the spray droplet size may also depend on the spray apparatus; e.g., nozzle size and configuration.
• One skilled in the art will readily be able to adjust the percentage of surfactant and/or polymer in the composition to provide the desired droplet size for a given apparatus, application, and condition.
• the median diameter of the plurality of spray droplets is increased above that of a spray composition without said self-emulsifiable ester.
• the present invention also embraces premix formulations comprising from about 1 to about 90 weight percent, preferably from about 5 to about 70 weight percent, and most preferably from about 20 to about 60 weight percent of a pesticide and from about 0.05 to about 30 weight percent, preferably from about 1.0 to about 20 weight percent, and most preferably from about 1.0 to about 10 weight percent of a self-emulsifiable ester.
• the composition of the present invention may contain a surfactant.
• the surfactants can be anionic, cationic or nonionic in character.
• Typical surfactants include salts of alkyl sulfates, such as diethanolammonium lauryl sulfate; alkylarylsulfonate salts, such as calcium dodecylbenzenesulfonate; alkyl and/or arylalkylphenol-alkylene oxide addition products, such as nonylphenol-C 18 ethoxylate; alcohol-alkylene oxide addition products, such as tridecyl alcohol-C 16 ethoxylate; soaps, such as sodium stearate; alkylnaphthalenesulfonate salts, such as sodium dibutylnaphthalenesulfonate; dialkyl esters of sulfosuccinate salts, such as sodium di(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate; sorbitol esters
• the present invention also embraces formulations in combination with one or more additional compatible ingredients.
• additional ingredients may include, for example, one or more other pesticides, dyes, and any other additional ingredients providing functional utility, such as, for example, stabilizers, fragrances, viscosity-lowering additives, and freeze-point depressants.
• the premix formulation is preferably a solution, emulsion, suspension, wettable or soluble powder, or water-dispersible or water-soluble granule formulation.
• the aqueous spray solution was made by adding 1 mL of the each formulation to 99 mL of deionized water to make a 1% v/v dilution.
• the spray solution was then sprayed through a TeeJet 8002 flat fan nozzle at 40 psi (276 kilopascal (kPa)) and the droplet size was measured by using a Sympatec Helos particle sizer.
• the measurements were made with the tip of the nozzle at either 6 or 12 inches (15.24 or 30.48 centimeters (cm)) from the measurement zone of the particle sizer. The results are reported in Table 2 (6 inches; 15.24 cm) and Table 3 (12 inches; 30.48 cm).
• the driftable fines with droplet size less than 175 ⁇ m by the spray composition of the present invention are largely reduced.
• the present invention efficiently reduces driftable fine droplets by narrowing the drop size distribution profile without significantly increasing the large droplets, thus with minimal effect on spray coverage and quality.
• Example 2 Compositions 12 Inches (30.48 cm) from Nozzle.
• Spray Percent ⁇ Percent ⁇ Spray solution Composition VMD ⁇ m 100 ⁇ m 175 ⁇ m DMA 6 SEQ 1% + 148 25.2 60.2 glyphosate 1% H A 1% + 180 18.0 48.2 glyphosate I B 1% + 250 7.4 26.5 glyphosate J C 1% + 235 9.2 30.8 glyphosate K D 1% + 230 10.0 32.7 glyphosate L E 1% + 224 10.6 34.3 glyphosate M F 1% + 230 9.7 32.4 glyphosate N G 1% + 207 12.9 39.6 glyphosate
• aqueous spray solutions of each were made by adding 2 ml of each of the formulations to 98 ml of deionized water to make 2% v/v dilutions. The solutions were then sprayed following the same procedure and settings as described in Example 1, with the spray nozzle 12 inches (30.48 cm) from particle sizer measurement zone.
• Table 6 The results are shown in Table 6. As can be seen from these results, the present invention does effectively reduce the driftable fine droplets by narrowing the drop size distribution profile without significantly increasing the large droplets, thus having minimal effect on spray coverage and quality.
• Example 3 Spray Spray Percent ⁇ Solution Composition VMD, ⁇ m 100 ⁇ m Percent ⁇ 175 ⁇ m DMA6 163.15 21.8 54.2 SEQ 2% Garlon 181.20 17.9 47.8 3A 2% Milestone 152.11 24.9 58.5 2% O 2% DMA6 SEQ + 165.72 21.2 53.2 Hetester PCA P 2% Garlon 3A + 255.11 8.8 25.5 Hetester PCA Q 2% Milestone + 243.62 8.6 26.7 Hetester PCA *Garlon 3A, a 3 lb (1.36 kg) ae/gal triclopyr triethylamine salt commercial product of Dow AgroSciences, LLC. **Milestone, a 2 lb (0.91 kg) ae/gal aminopyralid triisopropanolamine salt commercial product of Dow AgroSciences, LLC.
• Example 5 The solutions were then sprayed following the same procedure and settings as described in Example 1, with the spray nozzle 12 inches (30.48 cm) from particle sizer measurement zone. The results are shown in Table 5. As can be seen from these results, the present invention does effectively reduce the driftable fine droplets by altering the drop size distribution profile without significantly increasing the large droplets, thus having minimal effect on spray coverage and quality.
• Example 4 Spray Performance of Example 4 Compositions.
• Example 5 TABLE 8 Spray Performance of Example 5 Compositions. Percent ⁇ Percent ⁇ Spray Solution VMD, ⁇ m 100 ⁇ m 175 ⁇ m 0.43% Dicamba DMA 159 22.4 55.4 0.43% Dicamba DMA + 260 6.2 23.1 0.2% Priolube 3952 0.43% Dicamba DMA + 280 4.9 17.7 0.2% Agnique SBO-10 0.43% Clarity 161 21.5 55.1
• Example 6 TABLE 9 Spray Performance of Example 6 Compositions. VMD, Spray Solution ⁇ m Percent ⁇ 100 ⁇ m Percent ⁇ 175 ⁇ m 0.40% 2,4-D a.e., 0.41% 159 22.4 56.1% Glyphosate a.e. 0.40% 2,4-D a.e., 0.41% 269 6.2 22.2% Glyphosate a.e. 0.04% + SBO-10

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