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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2011
Filed:
May. 30, 2008
Applicants:
Que Lan, Madison, WI (US);
Min-sik Kim, Madison, WI (US);
Inventors:
Que Lan, Madison, WI (US);
Min-Sik Kim, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 25/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods of killing mosquito larvae and controlling an adult mosquito population by using α-mangostin, 3,6,8-yrihydroxy-2-methoxy-1,7-bis(3-methylbut-2-enyl)xanthen-9-one, or a salt, solute, hydrate or solvate thereof. Mosquito larvae are killed by contacting a lethal dose of α-mangostin with mosquito larvae. Adult mosquito populations are controlled by treating a mosquito larvae population with a lethal dose of α-mangostin.