Method of controlling ticks and other insect pests

摘要

This invention relates to the discovery that a very particular kind of nonionic surfactant, namely an alkyloxypolyethyleneoxyethanol can be used as the sole active ingredient to control ticks and other insect pests. It is believed that these alkyloxypolyethyleneoxyethanols can be represented by the formula: wherein n is from 9 to 15 and m is from 3 to 40.