Claims
- 1. A method of protecting flour from insects selected from the group consisting of the yellow mealworm, Tenebrio molitor (L.) and the confused flour beetle, Tribolium confusum Jacquelin duVal comprising incorporating into said flour an effective maturation inhibiting amount of a compound selected from the group consisting of 7-ethoxy-1-(p-ethylphenoxy)-3,7-dimethyl-2-octene and 1-(p-ethylphenoxy)-3, 7-dimethyl-7-propoxy-2-octene.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the insect is the yellow mealworm, Tenebrio molitor (L.).
- 3. The method of claim 2 wherein the compound is 7-ethoxy-1-(p-ethylphenoxy)-3,7-dimethyl-2-octene.
- 4. The method of claim 2 wherein the compound is 1-(p-ethylphenoxy)-3,7-dimethyl-7-propoxy-2-octene.
- 5. The method of claim 1 wherein the insect is the confused flour beetle, Tribolium confusum Jacqueline duVal.
- 6. The method of claim 5 wherein the compound is 7-ethoxy-1-(p-ethylphenoxy)-3,7-dimethyl-2-octene.
- 7. The method of claim 5 wherein the compound is 1-(p-ethylphenoxy)-3,7-dimethyl-7-propoxy-2-octene.
Parent Case Info
This is a division, of application Ser. No. 343,328, filed Mar. 21, 1973, now U.S. Pat. No. 3,873,724.
Government Interests
A non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free license in the invention herein described, throughout the world for all purposes of the United States Government, with the power to grant sublicenses for such purposes, is hereby granted to the Government of the United States of America.
US Referenced Citations (1)
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3711519 |
Dolejs et al. |
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Divisions (1)
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