Claims
- 1. A method of repelling at least one member of the insect species: Musca domestics L. (Diptera:Muscidae), Aedes aegypti, Culex nigripalpus; Aedes atlanticus; Culex salinarius; Aedes vexans; Culex spp.; Simulium spp.; Psoroferia ferox; Aedes infirmatus; Drosophila melanogaster; Coccinellidae; Anopheles crucians; Psoroferia columbiae; Culicoides spp.; Aedes spp. and/or Haematobia irritans �L.!, and/or Aedes albopictus for a finite period of time from a three-dimensional space inhabited by said insect species member consisting essentially of the step of exposing said three-dimensional space to an effective insect species member-repelling concentration and quantity of a dimethyl substituted oxymethyl cyclohexane derivative-containing composition of matter, wherein the dimethyl substituted oxymethyl cyclohexane derivative-containing composition of matter is defined according to a structure selected from the group consisting of: ##STR80##
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the insect repelling substance is contained in a polymer matrix.
- 3. The method of claim 2 wherein the polymer matrix comprises a biodegradable polymer.
- 4. The method of claim 3 wherein the biodegradable polymer is a polycaprolactone polymer or a polyurethane polymer.
- 5. The method of claim 1 wherein the insect-repelling composition is initially admixed with a soap base; the resulting mixture is formulated into a soap article; and the resulting soap article is used in a washing machine in a washing procedure.
- 6. The method of claim 5 wherein the polymer matrix containing the insect repellant-containing composition is formed into a core and the core is surrounded with a soap base; and the resulting article is applied in a washing procedure to a person thereby causing insects to be repelled from said person immediately after said washing procedure is carried out.
Parent Case Info
This is a Divisional of application Ser. No. 08/687,261, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,785,982, filed on Jul. 25, 1996; which, in turn, is a Divisional of Application for U.S. Letters Patent, Ser. No. 08/496,124 filed on Jun. 27, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,576,010 issued on Nov. 19, 1996; which, in turn, is a Continuation-in-Part of Application for U.S. Letters Patent, Ser. No. 08/253,244 filed on Jun. 2, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,472,701 issued on Dec. 5, 1995; which, in turn, is a Divisional of Application for U.S. Letters Patent, Ser. No. 08/61,044 filed on May 14, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,464,626 issued on Nov. 7, 1995.
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