Claims
- 1. A method of combatting cockroaches which comprises applying in the vicinity of their habitat a cockroach bait comprising an insecticide and an insect bait feeding stimulant composition, said composition comprising on a weight basis:
- from about 5% to about 50% of at least one animal protein;
- from about 5% to about 50% of a vegetable protein;
- from about 15% to about 65% of a grain food;
- from about 0% to about 30% of a carbohydrate;
- from about 0% to about 40% of a lipid; and
- from about 0% to about 2.0% of an antimicrobial agent, an antioxidant or mixture thereof.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the animal protein is animal digest.
- 3. The method of claim 1 wherein the animal protein is selected from the group consisting of spray dried poultry liver, ground silkworm pupae and combinations thereof; wherein said vegetable protein is soy protein; wherein said grain food is oat meal; wherein said carbohydrate is corn syrup; and wherein said lipid is soybean oil.
- 4. The method of claim 1 wherein the insecticide is selected from the group consisting of organophosphates, chlorpyrifos, carbamates, pyrethroids, chlorinated hydrocarbons, fluoroaliphatic sulfonamides, boric acid, insect growth regulators, and avermectins.
Parent Case Info
This is a divisional application under 37 C.F.R. .sctn. 1.60 of prior application Ser. No. 08/304,627 filed Sep. 12, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,607,682.
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