Methods for reducing the population of arthropods with medium chain peroxycarboxylic acid compositions

摘要

The present invention relates to methods for reducing the population of (e.g., killing) arthropods employing compositions including medium chain peroxycarboxylic acid, and to the compositions. The methods include applying a medium chain peroxycarboxylic acid composition to an arthropod or a surface or area suspected of housing an arthropod.

主权项

1. A method of killing an arthropod comprising:
providing a medium chain peroxycarboxylic acid concentrate composition comprising:
about 0.5 to about 5 wt-% peroxyoctanoic acid;about 1 to about 10 wt-% octanoic acid;about 10 to about 80 wt-% water;about 1 to about 20 wt-% anionic surfactant;about 5 to about 10 wt-% oxidizing agent;about 15 to about 35 wt-% inorganic acid; andabout 1 to about 5 wt-% sequestrant; wherein the composition is substantially free of short chain percarboxylic acids, and the composition comprising a microemulsion, the microemulsion comprising droplets of a diameter of 100 nanometers or less; preparing a use composition from the medium chain peroxycarboxylic acid concentrate composition comprising diluting about 0.01 to about 4.0 wt % of the concentrate with about 96 to about 99.99 wt % of a diluent; and contacting an arthropod with the use composition in an amount and time sufficient to kill the arthropod.