PESTICIDES BASED ON VICINAL DIOLS

摘要

Pesticides based on hydroxy-substituted hydrocarbyl compounds, particularly vicinal diols, are available to control arthropod ectoparasites such as Pediculus humanus, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, Musca domestica, the Blattidae, Blatella Germanica, and Periplaneta Americana, by introducing to the locus of an infestation of the pest, a composition containing as active ingredient a vicinal diol.

主权项

1. A method of controlling pests on foliage, comprising:
applying an effective amount of a composition comprising at least one vicinal diol R(OH)2 to a locus of the pests or their ova, whereby the pests are killed or rendered moribund, wherein said pests are selected from the group consisting of arachnids and insects, and wherein said vicinal diol is an unbranched, unsubstituted aliphatic 1,2 vicinal diol having a C8 to C14 aliphatic chain.