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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 29, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Philip Edwin Howse, Gosport, GB;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 2/510 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 2/510 ;
Abstract
An insecticidal system for killing social insects comprises an insecticide together with a synthetic equivalent, such as 3-octanol, to at least one component of the alarm pheromone of the insect. The system is particularly effective against members of the Acromyrmex, Atta and Solenopsis species.