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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2021
Methods and uses of a mixture comprising alpha-cypermethrin and dinotefuran for controlling bed bugs
Applicant:
Basf Agro B.v., Arnhem, NL;
Inventors:
Kenneth Scott Brown, Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Clark D. Klein, Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Frederick C. Gordon, Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Assignee:
BASF AGRO B.V., Arnhem, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 51/00 (2006.01); A01N 25/04 (2006.01); A01N 25/14 (2006.01); A01N 53/00 (2006.01); A01P 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 51/00 (2013.01); A01N 25/04 (2013.01); A01N 25/14 (2013.01); A01N 53/00 (2013.01); A01P 7/04 (2021.08);
Abstract
The present invention relates to uses and methods for combating or controlling bed bugs, by applying a mixture comprising alpha-cypermethrin and dinotefuran. The mixture is applied in a weight ratio of from 500:1 to 1:500 to said bed bugs, their habitat, breeding grounds or inside human habitation buildings. The treatment is done preferably in the bedroom, preferably to the bed or parts thereof, or to upholstered furniture.