A method has been discovered for repelling ants by treating objects or areas with effective amounts of compositions that include (a) one or more C6 to C8 carboxylic acids; (b) one or more C6 to C14 alcohols; (c) one or more esters which are reaction products of (a) and (b) or an ester which is a reaction product of the repellents and other carboxylic acids or alcohols; (d) one or more C6 to C11 carboxylic acid esters; (e) one or more C6 to C14 ketones; (f) one or more C6 to C14 aldehydes; or (g) mixtures thereof.
申请公布号
US5721274(A)
申请公布日期
1998.02.24
申请号
US19950580904
申请日期
1995.12.29
申请人
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE
发明人
VANDER MEER, ROBERT K.;BANKS, WILLIAM A.;LOFGREN, CLIFFORD S.