Applicant's invention relates to a new class of green insecticides for controlling agricultural, medical and veterinary pests. Applicants have identified and optimized natural compounds derived from Madagascan plants that exhibit insecticidal activity on important insect vectors (e.g., mosquitoes) and agricultural pests (e.g., soybean aphids). Plants of the genera Canellaceae, more specifically Cinnamosma, are shown herein to possess sesquiterpene compounds useful for compositions herein. The invention includes novel pesticide compositions, optimized components and methods of use.

Compositions attractive to mice include one or more additives. The additives can include 2-sec-butyl-4,5-dihydrothiazole and/or 3,4-dehydro-ero-brevicomin, which can be isolated, purified and/or synthetic. In addition to these additives, the compositions can also include a lethal agent, such as, an anticoagulant or a toxicant, a chemostenlant and/or food. Devices and methods of using the composition are also disclosed.

Compositions attractive to mice include one or more additives. The additives can include 2-sec-butyl-4,5-dihydrothiazole and/or 3,4-dehydro-ero-brevicomin, which can be isolated, purified and/or synthetic. In addition to these additives, the compositions can also include a lethal agent, such as, an anticoagulant or a toxicant, a chemostenlant and/or food. Devices and methods of using the composition are also disclosed.

Provided is a plant disease control composition that has a plurality of disease spectra against various plant pathogens and demonstrates superior control effects (synergistic control effects) that cannot be predicted from each component alone. The plant disease control composition comprises as active ingredients thereof at least one quinoline compounds represented by the following general formula: ##STR00001##
wherein, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 represent, for example, optionally substituted alkyl groups or optionally substituted aryl groups, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 represent, for example, hydrogen atoms, fluorine atom or methyl group, X represents, for example, a halogen atom or optionally substituted alkyl group, and Y represents a fluorine atom or methyl group, n is 0 to 2 and m is 0 or 1, or a salt thereof (group a), and one or more fungicidal compounds selected from group b.

Provided is a plant disease control composition that has a plurality of disease spectra against various plant pathogens and demonstrates superior control effects (synergistic control effects) that cannot be predicted from each component alone. The plant disease control composition comprises as active ingredients thereof at least one quinoline compounds represented by the following general formula: ##STR00001##
wherein, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 represent, for example, optionally substituted alkyl groups or optionally substituted aryl groups, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 represent, for example, hydrogen atoms, fluorine atom or methyl group, X represents, for example, a halogen atom or optionally substituted alkyl group, and Y represents a fluorine atom or methyl group, n is 0 to 2 and m is 0 or 1, or a salt thereof (group a), and one or more fungicidal compounds selected from group b.

Described herein is a synergistic preservative composition used for providing broad spectrum antimicrobial activity comprising: (i) about 0.1 wt. % to about 99.9 wt. % of propylene carbonate; (ii) about 0.1 wt. % to about 99.9 wt. % of one or more organic compounds selected from the group consisting of propanediol, capryl hydroxamic acid, and isopropyl methyl phenol; and (iii) about 0.1 wt. % to 99.0 wt. % of phenoxyethanol, a preservative compound, and wherein, the composition provides synergy having Synergy Index (SI) value of the total composition from about 0.05 to about 1.0. Also described is a process for preparing said synergistic preservative composition and method of using the same.

Described herein is a synergistic preservative composition used for providing broad spectrum antimicrobial activity comprising: (i) about 0.1 wt. % to about 99.9 wt. % of propylene carbonate; (ii) about 0.1 wt. % to about 99.9 wt. % of one or more organic compounds selected from the group consisting of propanediol, capryl hydroxamic acid, and isopropyl methyl phenol; and (iii) about 0.1 wt. % to 99.0 wt. % of phenoxyethanol, a preservative compound, and wherein, the composition provides synergy having Synergy Index (SI) value of the total composition from about 0.05 to about 1.0. Also described is a process for preparing said synergistic preservative composition and method of using the same.

Described herein is a synergistic preservative composition used for providing broad spectrum antimicrobial activity comprising: (i) about 0.1 wt. % to about 99.9 wt. % of propylene carbonate; (ii) about 0.1 wt. % to about 99.9 wt. % of one or more organic compounds selected from the group consisting of propanediol, capryl hydroxamic acid, and isopropyl methyl phenol; and (iii) about 0.1 wt. % to 99.0 wt. % of phenoxyethanol, a preservative compound, and wherein, the composition provides synergy having Synergy Index (SI) value of the total composition from about 0.05 to about 1.0. Also described is a process for preparing said synergistic preservative composition and method of using the same.

Disclosed are compositions for attracting insects (e.g., harmful or troublesome insects such as blood-sucking and biting insects, ticks and mites) to an object (e.g., insect trap) or area (e.g., field, orchard). Also disclosed are methods for attracting insects involving treating (or exposing) the object or area with a composition containing compounds described herein (e.g., a pro-fragrance compound selected from the group consisting of an acetal, a ketal, hemiacetal and mixtures thereof, wherein at least one of a parent aldehyde, ketone, or alcohol of the pro-fragrance acetal or ketal is a fragrance compound), and optionally a carrier or carrier material.

Disclosed are compositions for attracting insects (e.g., harmful or troublesome insects such as blood-sucking and biting insects, ticks and mites) to an object (e.g., insect trap) or area (e.g., field, orchard). Also disclosed are methods for attracting insects involving treating (or exposing) the object or area with a composition containing compounds described herein (e.g., a pro-fragrance compound selected from the group consisting of an acetal, a ketal, hemiacetal and mixtures thereof, wherein at least one of a parent aldehyde, ketone, or alcohol of the pro-fragrance acetal or ketal is a fragrance compound), and optionally a carrier or carrier material.