Claims
- 1. A compacted granular larvicidal feed premix composition for animal feedstuff or a feed supplement comprising, on a weight basis: about 0.5% to 84.0% diflubenzuron; about 0% to 10% whole dried whey; about 0% to 2% water; and the remainder a compactible, insoluble carrier to total said composition to 100%; wherein said carrier is CaSO.sub.4 dihydrate and wherein said composition is compacted.
- 2. A composition according to claim 1, wherein said composition has a particle size of 10 mesh to 100 mesh.
- 3. A composition according to claim 2, comprising on a weight basis: about 0.5% to 10.0% diflubenzuron; 87% to 98.5% CaSO.sub.4 dihydrate; and 1.0% to 2.0% water.
- 4. A composition according to claim 3, wherein said composition has a particle size of 20 mesh to 60 mesh.
- 5. A method for controlling flies and fly larvae in the feces of animals, comprising: administering to said animals a compacted granular feed premix containing, on a weight basis, about 0.5% to 84.0% diflubenzuron; about 0% to 10% whole dried whey; about 0% to 2% water; and the remainder CaSO.sub.4 dihydrate to total said composition to 100%; and wherein said method provides about 0.025 mg/kg to 1.0 mg/kg per animal per day of diflubenzuron.
- 6. A method according to claim 5, wherein said compacted granular feed premix composition has a particle size of 10 mesh to 100 mesh.
- 7. A method according to claim 6, wherein said compacted granular feed premix composition comprises, on a weight basis: about 0.5% to 10.0% diflubenzuron; 87.0% to 98.5% CaSO.sub.4 dihydrate; and 1.0% to 2.0% water.
- 8. A method according to claim 7, wherein said composition has a particle size of 20 mesh to 60 mesh.
Parent Case Info
The present application is a continuation-in-part application of pending parent application for U.S. Letter Patent, Ser. No. 731,578, filed May 9, 1985, now abandoned.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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