Micro Flo Company

Micro Flo Corporation

Keith L Branly

Chel W Lew

James M Gaggero

Jesse H Gaytan

Jan Glinski

William A McMahon

Cathy S Lamb

Derrill Munson

Osborn Jones Turner

Rhett R Atkins

Rhett Atkins

The present invention relates to fuingicidally effective compositions containing at least one pentacyclic triterpene compound.

Pentacyclic triterpenes

The present invention relates to fungicidally effective compositions containing at least one pentacyclic triterpene compound.

An agriculturally effective active ingredient is applied to plant foliage before, after, or simultaneously with an enhancer component containing a substantially pure bacterial culture, suspension, spores, or cells of a bacteria selected from the genus Bacillus or a soil bacteria.

Agricultural compositions containing bacteria

Baits useful against diabroticine mature and immature beetles contain (a) an insecticide and (b) a feeding stimulant containing a cucurbitacin in a gelatin binder.

Bait with cucurbitacin

Baits useful for controlling lepidoptera populations is made with (a) a diet component for lepidoptera; (b) a toxicant; (c) a chemiluminescent, visual attractant and (d) an encapsulating agent that will allow moisture to permeate and form an external condensate of said diet and said toxicant. The diet, toxicant, and chemiluminescent visual attractant can be used in the same bait particle in a homogeneous or layered structure. Alternatively, the diet/toxicant may be used with a first encapsulating agent in a first bait particle with the chemiluminescent, visual attractant encapsulated in a second bait particle and distributed among the diet/toxicant bait particles.

Lepidoptera bait

An agriculturally effective active ingredient is applied to plant foliage before, after, or simultaneously with a transport enhancer consisting essentially of B. cereus. ATCC 55675, originally identified as a B. subtilis strain.

Plant treatment with bacillus strain ATCC

Molten, water soluble polymer is used as a binder for agriculturally effective active ingredients in a water free encapsulation process. For finely divided solid active ingredients, a solvent for the binder can be used to increase the amount of bound active ingredient. For water insoluble active ingredients, the binder provides a method for rendering the active ingredient dispersable in water.

Encapsulation with water soluble polymer

Baits useful against diabroticine mature and immature beetles contain (a) an insecticide and (b) a feeding stimulant containing corn germ.

Bait with corn germ

Agriculturally effective active ingredients are encapsulated in a 'salt sensitive' polymeric binder. Normally, the binder is water soluble and would release the active ingredient when wetted. In the presence of a hardening salt to which the polymer is sensitive, the polymer becomes water insoluble for so long as it is in chemical contact with the hardening salt. This sensitivity is used to control the circumstances and timing of the release of the encapsulated active ingredient.

Salt sensitive binder system

Baits for diabroticine beetles are microspherical particles containing a homogeneous mixture of a toxicant for diabroticine beetles and a feeding stimulant in a binder containing a gelatin and a gum. Preferred formulations include carbaryl and buffalo gourd root powder.

Diabroticine bait

Microcapsules are prepared by encapsulating a core material with a capsule shell wall containing glutaraldehyde crosslinked gelatin and at least one water soluble plasticizer that reduces the permeability of the crosslinked gelatin. Optionally, the capsule shell wall also contains a feeding deterrent that dissuades accidental ingestion of the microcapsule. Upon exposing the microcapsules to water, the plasticizer is removed making the shell wall permeable whereby the encapsulated core material is released. Materials such as insecticides, herbicides, plant growth regulating agents, and fungicides may be encapsulated and released at a controlled location, time and rate.

Controlled release microcapsules

Microcapsules are prepared by encapsulating a core material with a capsule shell wall containing glutamldehyde crosslinked gelatin and at least one water soluble plasticizer that reduces the permeability of the Crosslinked gelatin. Optionally, the capsule shell wall also contains a feeding deterrent that dissuades accidental ingestion of the microcapsule. Upon exposing the microcapsules to water, the plasticizer is removed malting the shell wall permeable whereby the encapsulated core material is released. Materials such as insecticides, herbicides, plant growth regulating agents, and fungicides may be encapsulated and released at a controlled location, time and rate.

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Brandon, FL, United States of America

Keith L Branly