Claims
- 1. A rodenticidal composition containing an anticoagulant type rodenticide selected from the group consisting of warfarin, dicoumarol, bromodiolone, diphenacoum and brodificoum and a fluorosurfactant selected from the group consisting of
- F(CF.sub.2 CF.sub.2).sub.n CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 N.sup.+ (CH.sub.3).sub.2 CH.sub.2 COO.sup.-
- F(CF.sub.2 CH.sub.2).sub.n CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OPO(ONH.sub.4).sub.2
- [F(CF.sub.2 CF.sub.2).sub.n CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O].sub.2 PO(ONH.sub.4)
- F(CF.sub.2 CF.sub.2).sub.n CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 SCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CO.sub.2 Li
- and
- F(CF.sub.2 CF.sub.2).sub.n CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 SCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 N.sup.+ (CH.sub.3).sub.3 CH.sub.3 SO.sub.4.sup.-
- where n, in each instance, is an integer from 3 to 8, said rodenticide and fluorosurfactant being present in a weight ratio from about 1:3 to about 1:30.
- 2. A rodenticidal composition according to claim 1 comprising a cereal grain bait containing warfarin and said fluorosurfactant.
- 3. A rodenticidal composition according to claim 2 wherein said warfarin and said fluorosurfactant are present in a weight ratio from about 1:5 to 1:15.
- 4. A rodenticidal composition according to claim 3 wherein the fluorosurfactant is a compound having the formula F(CF.sub.2 CF.sub.2).sub.n CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 N.sup.- (CH.sub.3).sub.2 CH.sub.2 COO.sup.-, where n has the meanings given above.
- 5. A rodenticidal composition according to claim 3 wherein the fluorosurfactant is a compound having the formula F(CF.sub.2 CF.sub.2).sub.n CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OPO(ONH.sub.4).sub.2, where n has the meanings given above.
- 6. A rodenticidal composition according to claim 3 wherein the fluorosurfactant is a compound having the formula F(CF.sub.2 CF.sub.2).sub.n CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 SCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 N.sup.+ (CH.sub.3).sub.3 CH.sub.3 SO.sub.4.sup.-, where n has the meanings given above.
- 7. A rodenticidal composition according to claim 4 wherein the weight ratio of said warfarin:fluorosurfactant is in the range from about 1:7 to 1:13.
- 8. A rodenticidal composition according to claim 5 wherein the weight ratio of said warfarin:fluorosurfactant is in the range from about 1:7 to 1:13.
- 9. A rodenticidal composition according to claim 6 wherein the weight ratio of said warfarin:fluorosurfactant is in the range from about 1:7 to b 1:13.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a continuation-in-part of my prior, copending application Ser. No. 780,136, filed Sept. 25, 1985, now abandoned.
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