| 摘要 |
A composition for exterminating pests, the composition comprising one or a combination of alkyl esters of a carboxylic acid of the general formula (I): wherein either A, B, C, and D, are all hydrogen, or A and B together form a carbonyl group and C and D are both hydrogen; and R is an alkyl group having between 1 and 20 carbon atoms. The composition is particularly effective against mites. The invention also includes a method of exterminating pests by means of applying the composition to an area infested with pests. The innocuous compounds are converted to active cinnamate compounds by enzymes present in the pest to cause the death thereof. |
