摘要 |
<p>A composition of an insecticide, useful particularly but not exclusively for eliminating ants, which comprises polyethylene glycol (PEG) and attractant. The insecticidal action is of a substantially mechanical type, since the PEG ingested by the insect, upon contact with the liquids that are present in the digestive system, expands and blocks the system. The insects, lacking peristalsis, are unable to move the occlusion and thus die.</p> |