Waterbury Companies, Inc.

Fmc Corporation

United States of America, As Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture

The United States of America Dept. of Agriculture

Ligia M Hernandez

Juan A Morales-Ramos

Maria Guadalupe Rojas

Jonathan D Peters

Anthony Haase

Ant foods mixed together in a matrix suitable to be used as baits for ants are provided. This ant matrix is preferred by ants over naturally-occurring foods such as other known ant matrices. It comprises protein, carbohydrate, fat and sterol as ant-preferred nutrients and uric acid as a bait enhancing agent is carried in a unique gel system that is specifically attractive to insects. Methods of controlling ants using such matrices to deliver ant toxins are also provided.

Gellable ant bait matrix

An aerosol-based insecticide composition comprising an active ingredient, such as deltamethrin, and a suitable carrier is disclosed as well as a method for its use. The insecticide composition may optionally contain one or more surfactants. Deltamethrin is preferably used as the active ingredient in the insecticide composition because of its tolerance for use on food. Furthermore, it has also been determined that deltamethrin is non-repellant to termites.

Aerosol-based insecticide compositions and methods of using the same

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Kenner, LA, United States of America

Ligia M Hernandez