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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 1985
Filed:
Apr. 05, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Franco Bettarini, Novara, IT;
Pietro Massardo, Milan, IT;
Paolo Piccardi, Milan, IT;
Angelo Longoni, Milan, IT;
Assignee:
Montedison S.p.A., Milan, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514720 ;
Abstract
There is disclosed a method for fighting infestations of acari or noxious insects including ants, more particularly 'fire-ants', by treating the insect, its habitat, or its food with a hydroquinone diether having at least one acetylenic and halogen-substituted chain and selected from 1-[(5-chloro-pent-4-inyl)-oxy]-4-phenoxybenzene of formula ##STR1## and 1,4-di-(5-chloro-4-pentinyloxy)-benzene of formula ##STR2## The disclosure comprises a method for fighting ants using the diether of formula (I) either as such or as an active ingredient of suitable formulations or poisoned baits.