SYNERGISTIC COMBINED TREATMENT FOR PLANT, INSECT, AND RODENT-VERMIN PESTS SYSTEM AND METHOD

Abstract

A synergistic combined treatment for plant, insect, and rodent-vermin pests system and method addressing the combination problem of overproliferating plants harboring blood-feeding insects, rodents, and other vermin animals, providing a pest-control combination solution comprising a stabilized glyphosate solution, a sequestered manganese solution, a stabilized progestin solution, and a carrier solution, applied as a spray, where, after application, the various components and the breakdown products of the various components increase the efficacy and promote the safe breakdown in the environment of the other components.

Claims

1.-10. (canceled)

11. A synergistic combined treatment for plant, insect, and rodent-vermin pests method for addressing the combination problem of overproliferating plants harboring blood-feeding insects, rodents, and other vermin animals, the synergistic combined treatment for plant, insect, and rodent-vermin pests method comprising: (i) providing a pest-control combination solution adapted to being applied as a spray, comprising: (a) a stabilized glyphosate solution adapted to, after application, kill the plants and break down by hydrolysis into aminomethylphosphonic acid; (b) a sequestered manganese solution adapted to, after application, become manganese oxide which breaks down aminomethylphosphonic acid further, and to supply an elevated level of manganese in the environment of the insects and rodent-vermin; (c) a stabilized progestin solution adapted to, after application, supply an elevated level of progestin in the environment of the rodent-vermin; and (d) a carrier solution adapted to stabilize said pest-control combination solution before application, and to facilitate application by spraying; (ii) preventing, before application, said components of said pest-control combination solution from breaking down and from reacting one with another; (iii) applying said pest-control combination solution by spraying; (iv) allowing, after application, said components of said pest-control combination solution to break down and to react one with another; and (v) leaving, after application and breaking down, no deleterious substances in the environment.

12. The synergistic combined treatment for plant, insect, and rodent-vermin pests method of claim 1, where said stabilized glyphosate solution is used to chelate said sequestered manganese solution.

13. The synergistic combined treatment for plant, insect, and rodent-vermin pests method of claim 1, where said carrier solution is used to stabilize said stabilized glyphosate solution.

14. The synergistic combined treatment for plant, insect, and rodent-vermin pests method of claim 1, where said carrier solution is used to stabilize said stabilized progestin solution.

15. The synergistic combined treatment for plant, insect, and rodent-vermin pests method of claim 1, where said carrier solution is used to sequester said sequestered manganese solution.

16. The synergistic combined treatment for plant, insect, and rodent-vermin pests method of claim 1, where said stabilized progestin solution further comprises medroxyprogesterone acetate.

17. The synergistic combined treatment for plant, insect, and rodent-vermin pests method of claim 1, where said pest-control combination solution further comprises EDTA.

18. The synergistic combined treatment for plant, insect, and rodent-vermin pests method of claim 1, where said carrier solution further comprises polyethelene glycol.

19. The synergistic combined treatment for plant, insect, and rodent-vermin pests method of claim 1, where said carrier solution further comprises a paraben.

20. The synergistic combined treatment for plant, insect, and rodent-vermin pests method of claim 1, where said carrier solution further comprises polyethelene glycol, polysorbate 80, sodium chloride, methylparaben, propylparaben, and water.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] Reference will now be made to the drawings, wherein like parts are designated by like numerals, and wherein:

[0015] FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the use of the synergistic combined treatment for plant, insect, and rodent-vermin pests of the invention; and

[0016] FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the composition of the synergistic combined treatment for plant, insect, and rodent-vermin pests of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0017] Referring to FIG. 1, use of the synergistic combined treatment for plant, insect, and rodent-vermin pests 20 system and method of the invention is shown schematically. A pest-control combination solution 10 is applied to an area infested with overproliferating plant pests, blood-feeding insect pests, and rodent-vermin pests.

[0018] Referring to FIG. 2, the pest-control combination solution 10 provides a stabilized glyphosate solution 1, a sequestered manganese solution 2, a stabilized progestin solution 3, and a carrier solution 4, and is of liquid form capable of being applied by spraying of a liquid or aerosol. The pest-control combination solution 10 can be formulated as a concentrate to which water can be added at or near the time of application, or as a ready-to-use liquid or aerosol product. The pest-control combination solution 10 provides for preservation of the viability and activity of the separate components as a mixed solution during manufacture and storage.

[0019] The pest-control combination solution 10 provides a stabilized glyphosate solution 1. The main deactivation path for glyphosate starts with hydrolysis to aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA). The glyphosate, while in the pest-control combination solution 10, should be stabilized against hydrolysis. During airtight storage and handling, the glyphosate should not be subject to hydrolysis by the other components, manganese and progestin, by any direct action. But the formulation of the carrier solution 4, treated below, will likely contain water, because a liquid or aerosol spray application is desired, and, if not allowed for and countered by other substances, the carrier solution could tend to hydrolyse and denature the glyphosate solution 1. Also, in choosing ways to sequester manganese and stabilize progestin, treated below, care should be taken to avoid introducing anything which would tend to hydrolyse the glyphosate.

[0020] The pest-control combination solution 10 also provides a sequestered manganese solution 2. Encapsulation prevents the manganese (Mn) from forming manganese oxide, which would break down the glyphosate. The carrier solution 4, treated below, can be formulated to prevent oxidation of the manganese while in the pest-control combination solution 10. Glyphosate is a chelating agent or sequestering agent of manganese. Therefore, the glyphosate solution 1 can be formulated to use all, or a portion, of the glyphosate to chelate or sequester the manganese while in the pest-control combination solution 10. Alternatively, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) or similar compounds can be used to sequester the manganese while in the pest-control combination solution 10, and subsequently release the manganese upon degradation of the EDTA.

[0021] The pest-control combination solution 10 also provides a stabilized progestin solution 3. The natural hormone is progestogen. Progestins are synthetic progestogens used in medicine. Medroxyprogesterone acetate, having chemical name 17-Acetoxy-6-methylprogesterone, is a widely used progestin and is suitable for use in the pest-control combination solution 10. The progestins are steroids, and the molecules have a steroid ring system important to their function. In the pest-control combination solution 10, it is important to stabilize the progestin molecules against any denaturing or changing caused by the other components. There are two aspects to this stabilization: rendering the other components incapable of attacking the progestin when in solution, and buffering or otherwise isolating the progestin molecules from attack. The sequestered manganese solution 2, which can involve chelation by the glyphosate solution 1, can operate to lessen any tendency to attack the progestin molecules, and the carrier solution, treated below, can provide buffering and isolation of the progestin molecules.

[0022] The pest-control combination solution 10 also provides a carrier solution 4, which protects against any component of the solution attacking another component, protects against spoilage of the solution during storage and handling, and provides a delivery vehicle appropriate for aerosol spraying with existing equipment. A preferred embodiment of the carrier solution 4 provides polyethelene glycol 3350, polysorbate 80, sodium chloride, methylparaben, propylparaben, and water.

[0023] In use, the pest-control combination solution 10 prevents denaturing or breaking down of the constituent substances during storage and handling, as treated above. The pest-control combination solution 10 is used by applying, as an aerosol or liquid spray, to the unwanted pest plants. Upon application, the glyphosate solution 1 component will act to kill the plants in the known way, and the glyphosate will start breaking down to aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) by hydrolysis. The sequestered manganese solution 2 will release the manganese during the breakdown of the encapsulating, chelating, or sequestering agent, and some will oxidize to manganese oxide. The manganese oxide will act to further break down the AMPA so that no glyphosate residue is left in the soil. The released manganese will also be taken up by the insect and rodent-vermin pests, and this manganese will interfere with the mitochondrial respiration and energy-producing functions by the known mechanisms of manganese stress, which include an increase of ROS superoxide radicals and failure of ATP production. The manganese stress will kill the mosquitoes outright and will sicken the rodent vermin of both genders.

[0024] In use, after application, the stabilized progestin solution 3 will be taken in by the rodent vermin and will disrupt the reproductive systems of the adult females and depress the activity of Mn-SOD, leading to an increase in ROS superoxide radicals. The progestin will also affect adult and juvenile rodents of both genders as an antimineralocorticoid, causing adrenal gland failure, low blood pressure, and electrolyte imbalance.

[0025] Progestins in the environment do not cause the feminization problems seen with estrogens. Any progestins remaining after application and operation of the pest-control combination solution 10 are likely to be quickly broken down to benign substances.

[0026] Many other changes and modifications can be made in the system and method of the present invention without departing from the spirit thereof. I therefore pray that my rights to the present invention be limited only by the scope of the appended claims.