The present invention relates to an antiviral composition. The antiviral composition of the invention is applied to textiles to make the textiles virus-resistant before they can be used. The antiviral composition includes an antiviral agent, one or more binding agents and a catalyst or a softener depending upon the utility of the antiviral composition.

The present invention relates to an antiviral composition. The antiviral composition of the invention is applied to textiles to make the textiles virus-resistant before they can be used. The antiviral composition includes an antiviral agent, one or more binding agents and a catalyst or a softener depending upon the utility of the antiviral composition.

The present disclosure relates to a biosticker composition comprising: a) at least one polymer having a weight percentage in a range of 1-10% with respect to the composition; b) at least one starch having a weight percentage in a range of 2-15% with respect to the composition; c) at least one organic acid having a weight percentage in a range of 0.01-1% with respect to the composition; and d) at least one solvent having a weight percentage in a range of 1-10% with respect to the composition. The method of preparing the biosticker composition is also disclosed herein. The present disclosure also discloses a biocoat composition comprising the biosticker composition, at least one microbial culture, and at least one pesticide.

The present disclosure relates to a biosticker composition comprising: a) at least one polymer having a weight percentage in a range of 1-10% with respect to the composition; b) at least one starch having a weight percentage in a range of 2-15% with respect to the composition; c) at least one organic acid having a weight percentage in a range of 0.01-1% with respect to the composition; and d) at least one solvent having a weight percentage in a range of 1-10% with respect to the composition. The method of preparing the biosticker composition is also disclosed herein. The present disclosure also discloses a biocoat composition comprising the biosticker composition, at least one microbial culture, and at least one pesticide.

A pest control and/or detection system generally includes an electrically conductive bait matrix including at least one carrier material that is at least one of palatable, a phagostimulant and/or consumable and/or displaceable by pests, and a plurality of electrically conductive particles. The electrically conductive particles are substantially randomly interspersed throughout the at least one carrier material. The at least one carrier material includes a thermoplastic material and/or a resin.

A pest control and/or detection system generally includes an electrically conductive bait matrix including at least one carrier material that is at least one of palatable, a phagostimulant and/or consumable and/or displaceable by pests, and a plurality of electrically conductive particles. The electrically conductive particles are substantially randomly interspersed throughout the at least one carrier material. The at least one carrier material includes a thermoplastic material and/or a resin.

Solutions and methods for forming an exogenous flexible film, which includes a supplemental component, on a plant and plants including the exogenous flexible film. The solutions include a solvent, a film forming matrix component, a hydrophobic barrier component, a plasticizing component, a film enhancing component, and a supplemental component. The supplemental component includes a pesticide component that includes at least one pesticide active ingredient. The methods include spraying the solution on a plant and evaporating at least a fraction of the solvent from the solution to form the exogenous flexible film. The plants include exogenous flexible films formed from the solutions and/or formed via the methods.

The invention relates to compositions and methods of treatment employing compositions comprising polyelectrolyte complexes. The compositions include a water-soluble first polyelectrolyte bearing a net cationic charge or capable of developing a net cationic charge and a water-soluble second polyelectrolyte bearing a net anionic charge or capable of developing a net anionic charge. The total polyelectrolyte concentration of the first solution is at least 110 millimolar. The composition is free of coacervates, precipitates, latex particles, synthetic block copolymers, silicone copolymers, cross-linked poly(acrylic) and cross-linked water-soluble polyelectrolyte. The composition may be a concentrate, to be diluted prior to use to treat a surface.

The invention relates to compositions and methods of treatment employing compositions comprising polyelectrolyte complexes. The compositions include a water-soluble first polyelectrolyte bearing a net cationic charge or capable of developing a net cationic charge and a water-soluble second polyelectrolyte bearing a net anionic charge or capable of developing a net anionic charge. The total polyelectrolyte concentration of the first solution is at least 110 millimolar. The composition is free of coacervates, precipitates, latex particles, synthetic block copolymers, silicone copolymers, cross-linked poly(acrylic) and cross-linked water-soluble polyelectrolyte. The composition may be a concentrate, to be diluted prior to use to treat a surface.

The present application is directed to a system and device for attraction of pests. This system comprises CO.sub.2-releasing microorganisms, and also nutrients specific to these microorganisms, and this system, or the device, comprises one or more biodegradable biopolymers and allows CO.sub.2, and optionally other attractants, to be released over a period of more than 20 days. Furthermore, the present application provides for the use of such a system or such a device for the attraction of pests, more particularly of maize or potato pests, such as larvae of the Western corn rootworm or wire worm. The present application is also directed, lastly, to methods for attracting pests, more particularly pests of maize or potatoes, such as the larvae of the Western corn rootworm, or for wire worms, with the systems or devices of the invention being positioned in the immediate vicinity of the plants, but preferably not directly on the plants.