An air freshener has a rigidifying core defining a central axis, and an outer portion or sleeve contacting the core that is formed from one or more fragrance loaded polymers. Together, the core and outer portion are shaped to surround a first axis perpendicular to the central axis. The air freshener is made by injection molding a first shot of at least one polymer material to form the core, and injection molding a second shot of at least one polymer material incorporating one or more fragrance materials over or onto or into at least a portion of the core. The second shot of polymer material may be stretched about the portion of the core during injection molding, and may flow into a first hole formed in the core at or near the core distal end, and fills a second hole formed in the core at or near the core proximal end.

A sealed container structure includes a carrying container having a container body, a flange portion and an extension portion disposed at the periphery of the container body, a bending line provided at a boundary between the extension portion and the flange portion, a sealing film adhered on the flange portion and the extension portion and having a first portion and a second portion, and a depression line provided at a position of the first portion adjacent to the bending line. The first portion is adhered on the surface of the flange portion, and the second portion is adhered on the surface of the extension portion. The depression line has a protruding portion at the center part of the depression line. The protruding portion extends along a direction from the first portion toward the second portion, and protrudes beyond the bending line.

An insect repellent pitot tube cover for reducing or preventing entry of insects and spiders into an aircraft's pitot tube may include a pitot tube cover sized and shaped to at least partially encase a pitot tube on an aircraft; and an insecticide applied to the pitot tube cover. The insecticide may be any conventional insecticide, such as pyrethrin or permethrin.

A method of operating an emanation system is disclosed that includes the step of providing a dispensing device containing an air treatment material and a substrate. The method further includes the steps of aligning a nozzle of the dispensing device with the substrate and actuating the dispensing device to spray an amount of the air treatment material onto at least a portion of the substrate.

A sealed container structure includes a carrying container having a container body, a flange portion and an extension portion disposed at the periphery of the container body, a bending line provided at a boundary between the extension portion and the flange portion, a sealing film adhered on the flange portion and the extension portion and having a first portion and a second portion, and a depression line provided at a position of the first portion adjacent to the bending line. The first portion is adhered on the surface of the flange portion, and the second portion is adhered on the surface of the extension portion. The depression line has a protruding portion at the center part of the depression line. The protruding portion extends along a direction from the first portion toward the second portion, and protrudes beyond the bending line.

The present invention relates to a formula or composition for use in reducing a honey bee parasitic mite infestation that may comprise, for example, a liquid, solid, or paste composition, comprising about 5-20% beta acids (about 5-75% by weight), about 5-75% by weight propylene glycol, about 5-75% by weight polysorbate 60, about 0.5- 35% of a thixotropic material, such as fumed silica, and/or about 0.5-5% pf an antioxidant, such as ascorbic acid, the composition is active against parasitic mites for more than about 14 days in the bee hives. Compositions of the present invention provide effective control, treatment, or prevention of honey bee parasitic mite infestation by inclusion of, for example, certain excipients that retard beta acid oxidation, prolong availability of active ingredient for bee uptake, improve convenience for beekeepers, or both retard beta acid oxidation and prolong the availability of active ingredient for bee uptake.

A volatile composition dispenser includes a housing having opposing first and second walls that are joined along their peripheries to one another. The first wall has an aperture and the second wall has a plurality of apertures. Within the housing, rests a volatile composition cartridge and a gap, which exists between the cartridge and a bottom surface of the housing, wherein said bottom surface is formed from a joinder of a base portion of one or both of the first and second walls, and wherein, upon activation, the exposure percentage of the dispenser is from about 40% to about 90%; wherein at least about 60% of the total surface area of the plurality of apertures results from individual apertures of said plurality that each have an area of at least 30 mm.sup.2 and an aspect ratio of at least about 1:2. Dispenser of a similar housing, cartridge, and gap when is activated by a user and thirty days after said activation, exhibits about 70% to 90% weight loss of said volatile composition of a partially exposed membrane of a fully exposed membrane.

A substrate for emitting a volatile material, the substrate comprising a first woven layer, a second woven layer, and a third layer. The first woven layer has a first weave pattern. The second woven layer has a second weave pattern that is different than the first weave pattern. The third layer is disposed between the first woven layer and the second woven layer. Further, the substrate is configured to provide a steady state weight loss of the volatile material between about 1 mg/day and about 10 mg/day over a time of at least 30 days.

Dispensers for fragrance and chemical compounds include paperboard materials and unique shapes to allow for simplified production and use of the dispensers in various environments.

A breakable nonflowing gel bait composition that includes water in a range of about 40% to about 99% by weight of the composition, a toxicant in a range of about 0.0001% to about 25% by weight of the composition, one or more attractants in a combined range from about 1% to about 49% by weight of the composition, a gelling agent in a range of about 0.001% to about 15% by weight of the composition, and wherein the breakable nonflowing gel bait composition is a breakable nonflowing gel.