CA1302240C - Insecticidal delivery compositions and methods for controlling a population of insects in an aquatic environment - Google Patents

Insecticidal delivery compositions and methods for controlling a population of insects in an aquatic environment

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CA1302240C
CA1302240C CA000561791A CA561791A CA1302240C CA 1302240 C CA1302240 C CA 1302240C CA 000561791 A CA000561791 A CA 000561791A CA 561791 A CA561791 A CA 561791A CA 1302240 C CA1302240 C CA 1302240C
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    • A01AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
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Abstract

ABSTRACT Superabsorbent solid organic polymers which absorb over 100 times their weight in water are used in aquatic environment insect population control compositions. Methods for using the superabsorbent polymer insecticidal delivery agents for the control of aquatic environment insect populations, including mosquito population control methods, in an area needing aquatic environment insect population control treatment or in a dry area that is expected to need aquatic environment insect population control, are described.

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BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
J Field of khe Invention The present invention relates to an insecticidal delivery composition made from one or more solid superabsorbent polymers with or without one or more liquid or solid insecticidal or noninsecticidal film-forming or surface active agents, ovicides, lar~icides, pupicides, insecticides, biological control agents, pathogens, parasites, microbial control agents, insect growth regulators, conventional toxicants, pesticides, or other additives. The present invention also relates to a method of applying the insecticidal delivery composition alone or with one or more active insecticidal ingredients to an aquatic environment having a natural population of aquatic environment insects, for the purpose of controlling that population of insects. The present invention also relates to the use of the insecticidal delivery composition for a pretreatment application to an aquatic insect dry habitat in order to control that population of aquatic insects that will breed when the insect habitat becomes flooded by rain or tides. This invention further relates to a facile method of combining two or more active insecticidal ingredients, one of which is a film-forming agent, on a superabsorbent insecticidal delivery composition for ground or aerial application.
This manner of application makes possible the mixing o~
active insecticidal ingredients that would otherwise be difficult or substankially impossible to combine as ~oint or multiple action formulations for spray application.
General Backaround In particular, the present invention is directed against mosquitoes that breed in permanent or semipermanent, natural or artificial, aquatic habitats.
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~ 2 -present invention are species of the genera of Aedes, Anopheles, Culex, Culiseta, Coquillettidia, Deinocerites, Mansonia, Psorophora, Uranotaenia, and Wyeomyia. It is the main objective of this invention to direct the use of the insecticidal delivery composition for the control of the immature aqua.tic stages of various species of mosquitoes before they become biting adults capable of being a nuisance and/or transmitting a disease. This technique is cost-effective and reduces the environmental and health hazards that can result when insecticides are extensively broadcast over large areas for the control o~ the adult stages.
In addition to mosquitoes, other species of aquatic environment insects such as biting and nonbiting midges, black flies, moth flies, crane flies, horse flies, deer flies, hover or flower flies can constitute a nuisance and often a health threat to humans and livestock. Thus, their yrowth as a population, i~ unchecked, can be detrimental. The medical and veterinary importance of various species of mosquitoes and other important aquatic environment insects are discussed in detail by Robert F. Harwood and Maurice T. James in "Entomology In Human and Animal Health," Seventh Edition, 1979, MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc., New York, N.Y., which is incorporated herein by reference. Therefore, the scope of the present invention also relates to the use of the insecticidal delivery composition with one or more active insecticidal ingredients for controlling various species of aquatic environment insects other than mosquitoes.
Compositions and methods ~or controlling and killing insects are well known. A number of patents discuss the use of pesticides or insecticides. U.S.
Patent 3,535,423 discloses a wettable powder pesticide ~L3~ ,f~

concentrate that may be dispersed in water. This is described as allowing the otherwise insoluble pesticide to become soluble in water. U.S. Patent 4,267,280 discloses controlled release pesticides and their preparatlon. The~e pesticides are described as polymers with a macro-molecular backbone and pendant groups having pesticidal groups chemically linked thereto and prepared by reacting a pesticide having a replaceable hydrogen with a multifunctional isocyanate to form an adduct which is then reacted with a polyol polymer substrate. U.S. Patents 4,400,391 and 4,401,456 disclose the use of alginate gel beads to encapsulate bioactive materials to provide for their controlled release~ The patents describe beads being made to either float or sink and they may contain insecticides.
These beads are also described as acting as carriers to place the bioactive material near the targek species, for example, a floating bead containing a herbicide releasing the herbicide in close proximity to floating aquatic weeds or the beads falling through foliage to release herbicide into the soil. U.S. Patent 4,344,857 contains a disclosure that is similar to those immediately above; however it involves encapsulation by xanthate derivatives and does not disclose the ability to be used in conjunction with an aqueous environment.
A number of patents describe the use of substances other then pesticides to control the growth of insects.
U.S. Patsnt 4,053,627 discloses a controlled release system for juvenile hormones in aqueous environments.
This is described as being accomplished with alginate gel discs comprising alginate, a solubilizing agent, and a salt which yields cations, and containing the juvenile hormone. U.S. Patent 4,160,033 discloses a method for the control of mosquitoes by the use of film-forming materials. The method is disclosed as involving the use of a film of organic material which ~3~Z~

reduces the surf~ce tansion of the body of water, and subsequently causes the mosguito larvae and pupae to drown.
At the present time, application of film-.forming agents for mosquito control is essentially limited to liquids. Easier and more efficient ground and aerial delivery techniques are proposed by utilizing the film-forming insecticidal delivery composition as dusts, pellets, granules, or briquets that can float or sink. See, for example, Levy et al, "Control o~ Immature Mosquitoes With Liquid and Solid Formulations of A Monomolecular Organic Surface Film", Proceedings and Papers of the Fiftieth Annual Conference of the California Mosquito and Vector Control Association, Inc., and the ~hirty-Eighth Annual Meeting of the American Mosquito Control Assoaiation, April 18-22, 1982, Sacramento, California, pp. 106-108.
Technical film-forming agents applied as conventional liquid sprays cannot penetrate dense vegetation at low application rat s. Therefore, most of the costly insecticidal film-forming agent impinges on the vegetation and does not reach the water where the mosquitoes are breeding. In addition, the use of water as a diluent for application of large volumes Por easier vegetative penetration without overdosing requires high speed agitation or the use of water injection systems to adequately suspend the film-forming agent in the water for accurate application rates. Formulation of at least one film-forming agent with superabsorbent polymer(s) of the present invention into an agglomerated solid, e.g., a dense pellet or granule, allows penetration through the vegetative canopy for release of the film-forming agent into the target aquatic habitat without the costly overdosing or mixing problems that can occur with liquid sprays. At present, liquid film-forming agents used for mos~uito ~3a~

control are applied to the water sur~ace only. Since the film-forming agent floats because of its specific gravity, it can be adversely affected or removed from the target habitat by drying, runoff, drainage, or constant wind ~etch. Superabsorbent-based film-forming agent compositions of the present invention can be formulated to sink or float. Sinking formulations as granules could be evenly distributed over the habitat at the desired dosage and would slowly release film-forming agent to water ~urface where it can control immature mosquitoes without being as severely affected by inhibiting pressures such as runoff or wind fetch.
In addition, formulations o~ superabsorbent polymer(s) and a film-forming agent of the present invention can effect a mechanism for 810w or controlled release, thereby extending the field life or persistence of the surface film for a greater period of time than would be expected with a liquid film-forming agent. Certain superabsorbent polymer formulations of the present invention are expected to extend the field persistence of the liquid formulations and thereby assure khat the number of costly insecticide treatments per habitat will be significantly reduced.
None of the prior art methods or compositions for controlling insect populations are without disadvantages. One major problem associated with many of the aforementioned compositions and methods of the prior art is their inability to simultaneously apply immiscible, or otherwise incompatible substances to the area to be treated. It has been found that while film-forming materials, when combined with diluents, ovicides, larvicides, pupicides, insecticides, pesticides, conventional toxicants, biological control agents, microbial control agents, pathogens, parasites, or insect growth regulators, may produce improved insect controlling efficacy over single active component formulations, problems with mixing ~he ingredients often result. Blends of Arosurf ~ MSF (a film-forming agent) and water or technical and/or water-base blends o~ Arosurf ~ MSF and various formulations of Bacillus thuring1ensis var. israelensis (B.t.i), or Bacillus sphaericus or Abate ~ 4-E do not form homogeneous suspensions when casually mixed, and therefore required frequent and vigorous agitation.
When allowed to stand, the components would separate into distinct phases because of the differences in their respective specific gravities, and/or the presence of incompatible inert formulation ingredients, and therefore these joint action formulations would require either a continuous agitation or a reagitation to effectively remix the components just prior to their application. These mixing and ramixing requirements make it very difficult to apply these liquid formulations by conventional means. To circumvent some of these problems, high pressure water injection systems havs been developed. But, high pressure water injection reguires high volumes of water to deliver the formulation. This, among other structural limitations, renders application of certain single, joint or multiple action formulations ~or insect population control difficult by helicopter. Helicopter application is often a must for both economic efficiency and because many aquatic environment insect breeding areas are not otherwise accessible.
While it may be possible to incorporate some known components, singly or jointly or multiply into a solid agglomerated matrix, these formulations have been found to lack the quick or controlled release ability and the ability to control both mos~uito larvae and pupae simultaneously while effectively and spontaneously spreading the active ingredients over the target habitat.

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Since other ~olid agglomerated insecticidal compositions do not have rapid self-spreading characteristics, they require even applications to assure that the active insecticidal ingredient(s~ are uni~ormly dispersed in the a~uatic habitat to assure effective control of the target insects that may be widely dispersed in the habitat. In addition, the other solid agglomerated insecticidal components usually affect only one immature developmental stage.
The use of insecticidal delivery compositions made from one or more superabsorbent polymers of the present invention with a pupicidal film-forming agent (e.g., Arosurf ~ MSF) and larvicidal agent such as B.t~i. or Bacillus sphaericus have self-spreading potential and can kill mosquito larvae, pupae, or emerging adults rapidly in areas far removed from the initial points of application. Although ~rosurf ~ MSF can kill mosquito larvae and pupae, their impact on larval populations is usually very slow.
No single or joint action solid agglomerated ~ormulations are available that claim rapid larvicidal and pupicidal action and sel~-spreading characteristics. Commercial solid agglomerated formulations of Bacillus thurinqiensis var. israelensis (Vectobac ~ G, Teknar ~ granules, Bactimos ~ briquets, Bactimos ~ granules or pellets) Abate ~ (l-SG, 2-CG, 5-CG), Dursban ~ lOCR, Furadan ~ 3, or Furadan 5 granules, and Altosid ~ briguets are available that have slow or quick immature stage kill potential, and/or fast or 810w release characteristics; however, these do not have rapid multidevelopmental stage control potential, do not have self-spreading characteristics, are typically composed of only one active insecticidal ingredient that cannot be ~imply and rapidly detected or monitored under ~ield conditions by insecticide applicators, and ar composed ~L3~

of non-superabsorbent polymer materials. For example, the Altosid ~ briquet is an insect growth regulator formulation designed to sink and release effective levels of the chemical for approximately 30 days.
Altosid ~ is released as the charcoal-like briquet erodes. Treated larvae continue to develop normally to the pupal stage where they die. Bactimos ~ briquets are composed of cork-like matrices that float and release effective levels of B.t.i. for approximately 30 days where they kill mosquitoes only in the larval stage. In addition, most of the products mentioned will not kill late 4th instar mosquito larvae and, with the exception of Altosid ~ which kills the mosquito ~lowly when it reaches the pupal stage, none of the products will directly kill pupae or emerging adults.
The active ingredients of the aforementioned products in their standard formulations can be formulated on a superabsorbent polymer of the present invention to provide an alternate substrate (carrier), or more preferably can be formulated with one or more larvicidal/pupicidal film-forming agents such as Arosurf ~ MSF to provide a joint action formulation that kills larvae, pupae, or emerging adults rapidly, has spontaneous spreading ability for better distribution of the active ingredients throughout the target habitat, and has the ability to be chemically monitored in the target habitat to determine the presence or persistance of one or more active insecticidal components.
Compaction of the superabsorbent polymer matrix of the present invention has been ehown to effect a slow-release mechanism for certain active ingredients. In addition, varying the ratio of different types of these superabsorbent polymers of the present invention that have differential water uptake characteristics (e,g., Water Lock ~ products) in a ~3~

g single compacted or agglomerated matrix may effect a mechanism to further enhance the slow-release of certain active insecticidal ingredients. In addition, the varying specific gravikies (i.e., less than or greater than one) of the superabsorbent polymers of the present invention can be used to develop floating or sinking formulations ~or use in a variety of habitats to kill a variety of aquatic insect species.
Attempts have been made to incorporate film-forming agents such as those described in U.S. Patent No. 4,160,033 on or in a variety of floating or submerged solid water soluble, erodible, and porous matrices such as sponges, reticulated polyurethane foam, agar, gelatin capsules, cork, vermiculite, zein, corn cob grits, charcoals, sand, clays, lignins, celite, wood chips, sawdust, cetyl or stearyl alcohols, and aellulose acetate or triacetates. However, these attempts have been unsuccessful because the combined matrix and film-forming agent was either too so~t to handle and apply by conventional techniques, too hard to release a sufficient amount of the active film-forming agent for effective mosquito control, and/or the matrix could not be impregnated with a sufficient amount of the film-forming agent to permit application of the bulk material at rates that were practical for operational mosquito control.

Specific Objects It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide compositions and methods for the pretreated dry habitat control and aquatic control of a population of aquat1c environment insects, particularly mosquitoes, which overcome the problems and deficiencies of the prior art~
It is also an object of the present invention to provide a composition and method which is easy to :~L3~

prepare (formulate) and use (apply), and which is erodible (biodegradable) and safe to the environment, but which ie effective for use in controlling one or more immature stages of natural population of aquatic environment insects, particularly mosquitoes.
It is further an object of the present invention to provide a composition and method which can incorporate a wide variety of ingredients into a single insecticidal delivery system to control a broad spectrum of aquatic environment insect populations, particularly mosquitoes, and to provide for the variable time release of those ingredients.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a method for controlling natural populations of those species of mosquitoes that breed in small collections of water in tree holes, cans, birdbaths, tires, bromeliads, and other types of natural and artificial water holding containers, which only require the use of a material that is independently effective for the control of immature stages of certain species of mosquitoes.
These and other objects are accomplished by the compositions and methods of the present invention.

Specific Aspects In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an insecticidal delivery composition for controlling a population of aquatic environment insects, the delivery composition being applied as a pretreatment before the target habitat is flooded or as a direct treatment to the aquatic habitat. The composition includes at least one superabsorbent polymer, and at least one insecticidal agent, alone or in combination with a diluent or surface active agent, the polymer and insecticidal agent being present in a total amount effective to ~3~

control the population of aquatic environment insects.
The diluent or urface active agent if present, is at a concentration adapted to allow impregnation of the insec~icidal agent(s) on the polymer(s).
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an insecticidal delivery composition for controlling a population of aguatic environment insects which includes at least one superabsorbent polymer, and at least one different insecticidal agent which is a film-forming agent, the polymer and agent being present in a total amount effective to control the population of aquatic environment insects, the delivery composition being applied as a pretreatment beforP the target habitat is flooded or as a direct treatment to the aquatic habitat.
In accordance with yet another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an insecticidal delivery composition for controlling a population of aguatic environment insects. The composition includes at least one superabsorbent polymer, at least one different insecticidal agent which is a film-forming agent, and at least one additional compound. The additional compound is selected from larvicides;
pupicides, ovicides: insecticides: toxicants;
pesticides: biological control agents: microbial control agent~; pathogens; parasites; insect growth regulators; diluents; surface active agents, and mixtures thereof. The polymer, agent and additional compound are present in a total amount Pf~ectiYe to control the population of aquatic environment insects, the delivery composition being applied as a pretreatment before the target habitat is flooded or as a direct treatment to ths aquatic habitat.
In accordance with still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for controlling a popl~lation of mosquitoes that breed in small water collections, e.g., container, tree hole, bromeliad, etc. The method includes the steps of:
preparing or formulating an insecticidal delivery composition which includes at least one superabsorbent polymer; and;
applying said insecticidal delivery composition in an amount effective to control the population of small water collection-breeding mosquitoes to an aquatic environment area needing control of the immaturestages of these species of mosquitoes, the delivery composition being applied as a pretreatment before the target habitat is flooded or as a direct treatment to the artificial or natural aquatic habitat.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method ~or controlling a population of aquatic environment insects which includes the steps o~:
preparing an insecticidal delivery composition which includes at least one superabsorbent polymer and at least one insecticidal agent which includes a film-forming agent, by a series o~ soakings, washes, variable speed blending, and/or heat and moisture conditioning treatments;
applying said insecticidal delivery composition in an amount effective to control the population of aquatic environment insects, to an aquatic area needing aquatic insect control treatment, the delivery composition being applied as a pretreatment before the target habitat is ~looded or as a direct treatment to the aquatic habitat.
In accordance with still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for controlling a population of aquatic insects. The method includes the steps of:

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preparing an insecticidal delivery composition which includes at least one superabsorbent polymer and at least one insecticidal agent which includes a film-forming agent and at least one additional compound. The additional compound is selected from ovicides, larvicides; pupicides;
insecticides; conventional toxicants; pesticides;
biological control agents, microbial control ag~nks;
pathogens; parasites; insect growth regulators;
diluents; surface active agents; and mixtures thereof;
and applying said insecticidal delivery composition in an amount effective to control the population of aquatic environment insects, to an aquatic environment needing a~uatic insect control treatment, with the delivery composition being applied as a pretreatment before the target habitat is flooded or as a direct treatment to the aquatic habitat.
The superabsorbent polymers of the present invention are synthetic organic polymers which are solid and hydrophilic, absorbing over 100 times their weight in water. Generally, these superabsorbent polymers are chosen from acrylamide and acrylate polymers, co-polymers and ter-polymers. These superabsorbent polymers are typically in a powder or flake form, adapted to be blended and/or agglomerated.
The acrylamide and acrylate superabsorbent polymers may be, for example, acrylamide alkali metal acrylate copolymers; propenenitrile homopolymers, hydrolyzed, alkali metal salts; polymers of propenamide and propenoia acid, alkali metal salts; hydrolyzed acrylonitrile copolymers, and starch graft copolymers and ter-polymers thereof. All of these are designed to be hydrophilic, absorbing over 100 times their weight in water.

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The present invention has been found to be particularly effecti~e in controlling natural populations of mosquito species such as Aedes taeniorhynchus, Aedes aeqypti, Aedes albopictus, Aedes triseriatus, Culex quinquefasciatus, Culex nigripalpus, Wyeomyia mitchellii, and WveomYia vanduzeei in an aquatic environment area needing mosquito control treatment.
S~ecific Advantaaes The present invention provides numerous advantages over prior compositions and methods. For example, the methods of the present invention require that as little as one component be used to control the population of aquatic environment insects such as mosquitoes. The formulations of the present invention may be composed of a wide choice of either nontoxic or toxic biological or microbial control agents, pathogens, parasites, insect growth regulators, monomolecular surface films, larvicides, ovicides, pupacides, and/or conventional insecticides depending on the type or nature of the habitat to be controlled, the environmental impact, and/or the type of aquatic developmental stage or insect species to be controlled.
The formulations of the present invention are biodegradable. They are also storage stable, basically as stable as the individual components; however, increased stability may occur in matrix form. The present invention can take a wide variety of shapes and forms which may be required for a particular application. The formulations of the present invention can have a variable time release, either quick, or gradual as the situation reguires. The present invention provides a carrier for the delivery of joint or multiple active formulations of otherwise incompatible liquid or powdered insecticidal agents without the necessity of costly and complex ::,, '' .: ' '' - , :~L3~2~

agitation/application equipment. The present invention can be used as a pretreatment application to areas that are dry but are known to breed when flooded, thereby assuring that the first broods will be controlled. One or more of the carrier polymers without an added larvicidal or pupicidal ingredient can control immature stages of mosquitoes that breed in containers, tires, birdbaths, bromeliads, or other small water-holding receptacles by physical (nontoxic) mechanisms. The present invention is also not restricted to applications to any one type of aquatic environment.
Other objects, aspects and advantages of the present invention will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art from the following:
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Surprisingly it has been found that certain superabsorbent polymers constitute a novel class of chemicals useful as insecticidal delivery compositions for controlling a popula~ion of insects in an aquatic environment area needing aquatic environment insect control treatment.
An insecticidal delivery composition is any composition which can carry, or be adapted to carry, insecticidal agent(s), biologically active or biologically inactive agent(s), etc., to the target habitat, natural or artificial, aquatic or dry. In a preferred embodiment, the insecticidal delivery agent is one or more superabsorbent polymers. Superabsorbent polymers, including starch graft copolymers, are well known in the art. See, for example, those described in United States Patents 4,375,535 and 4,497,930 which have had uses for adhesives, flocculants, si~es, water-retaining materials for agriculture and water-absorbing materials for sanitary materials. However,the advantages .~
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attendant the use o~ superabsorbent polymers as an insecticidal delivery composition and more specifically for mos~uito control in an aguatic environment, have gone completely unrecognized.
The superabsorbent polymers of the present invention are synthetic organic polymers which are solid and hydrophilic, absorbing over 100 times their weight in water. Generally, these superabsorbent polymers are chosen from acrylamide and acrylate polymers, copolymers and ter-polymers. These superabsorbent polymers are typically in a powder or flake form, adapted to be blended and/or agglomerated.
The acrylamide and acrylate superabsorbent polymers may be, for example, acrylamide alkali metal acrylate copolymers; propenenitrile homopolymers, hydrolyzed, alkali metal salts; polymers of propenamide and propenoic acid, alkali metal salts; hydrolyzed acrylonitrile copolymers, and starch graft copolymers and ter-polymers thereof. All of these are designPd to be hydrophilic, absorbing over 100 times their weight in water. The resulting hydrophilic polymers can absorb from over one hundred to greater than about 5000, more typically over 500 to about 1,000, times their own weight in water (measured using distilled water, pH 7.5, 25 C, 760 mm Hg., absorbtion within about 30 seconds). However, the absorbtion or swelling capacity and absorbtion or swelling time typiaally varies with each specific superabsorbenk polymer.
One class of superabsorbent polymers include ~ombinations of a starch ~nd organic monomers, oligomers, polymers, copolymers or ter-polymers. They may be manufactured in a variety of ways, for example the methods described in United States Patents 4,375,535 and 4,497,930, and can be, for example, the product of grafting corn starch (amylopectin) with aorylonitrile (an acrylic monomer or oligomer).

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The superabsorbent polymers can also be propenoic or acrylonitrile/acrylamide-base polymers or copolymers or ter-polymers that also show superabsorbency properties.
It has also been observed that superabsorbent polymers alone, or impregnated with one or more insecticidal agent(s), have the ability to swell in water and release the substance(s) impregnated.
Superabsorbent polymers also have the ability under certain conditions to reform or contract to a congealed consistency similar to their original form when evaporation has caused the water to be removed from the gel-like matrix, and then swell or re-gel when additional water is added. This ability to be functional after repetitive periods of wetting and drying is advantageous ~or pretreatment and/or prolonged control release applications.
Non-limiting specific examples of superabsorbent polymers with differential swelling properties, and which are particularly useful as insecticidal delivery agents include:
1) a copolymer of acrylamide sodium acrylate (Terra-Sorb GB);
2) hydrolyzed starch-polyacrylonitrile (Terra-Sorb);
3) 2-propenenitrile, homopolymer, hydrolyzed, sodium salt or poly(acrylamide-co-sodium acrylate) or poly(2-propenamide-co-2-propenoic acid, sodium salt), (Water Lock ~ Superabsorbent Polymer G-3~ 100), 4) starch-g-poly(2-propenamide-co-2-propenoic acid, 60dium salt), (Water Lock ~ Superabsorbent Polymer A-100);
5) starch-g-poly(2-propenamide-co-2 prvpenoic acid~, (Water Lock ~ Superabsorbent Polymer A-200);

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6) starch-g-poly(2-propenamide-co-2-propenoic acid, potassium salt), (Water Lock Superabsorbent Polymer A-204);
7) poly(2-propenamide-co-2-propenoic acid, sodium salt), (Water Lock ~ Supfrabsorbent Polymer G-400);
8) poly-2-propenoic acid, sodium salt (Water Lock ~ Superabsorbent Polymer J-500);
9) starch-g-poly(acrylonitrile) or poly(2-propenamide-co-sodium acrylate), (General Mills SP
5025); and 10) starch acrylonitrile copolymer (Super Soxb/AG Sorbent).
Superabsorbent pol~mers are generally nontoxic, biodegradable, and relatively inexpensive to buy or produce.
It has further been observed that the insecticidal delivery agent consistent with a more preferred embodiment of the present invention, exhibit physical ~nontoxic) insecticidal agent properties when applied to selected habitats that contain certain species of mosquitoes that breed in cans, birdbaths, tires, bromeliads, and other types of natural or artificial water holding containers, even without the presence of an additional insecticidal agent.
Thus, these superabsorbent polymers can be used in pretreatment or aquatic situations, independently, for controlling natural populations of mos~lito ~pecies such as Aedes ~y~tl, Aedes ~0 albopictus, Aedes tri~eriatus, Culex ~uinquefasciatus, Culex niqripal~us, WyeomYia mitchellii, and Wyeomyia vanduzeei in an aquatic environment area needing mosquito control treatment.
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in an aquatic area needing aquatic insect control treatment. In a preferred embodiment, insecticidal agents include film-forming agents, ovicides, larvicides, pupicides, pesticides, insecticides, toxicants, biological control agents, pathogens, parasi-tes, microbial control agents, and insect growth regulators. These insecticidal agents can be used alone or in combination; however, in a more preferred embodiment, the insecticidal agent contains at least one film-forming agent. As noted above, the preferred group of carriers exhibits physical (nontoxic) mosquitocidal agent properties. This is to say that the carriers are effective in controlling a population of certain species of mosquitoes that breed in small natural or artificial water collections.
Film~forming agents that are mosquitocidal are generally water-immiscible organic chemicals which form a film on water. The chemicals are generally nonionic, nonvolatile and water immiscible liquids. They may have a low freezing point, a boiling point above the maximum air temperature of the environment into which they are placed, and are capable of rapid and spontaneous spreading with high respreading potentials.
Examples of liquid, semisolid, or solid film-forming or surface active agents useful in conjunctionwith the present invention for insecticidal and/or noninsecticidal purposes are: the organic chemicals described in U.S. Patent 4,160,033, and organic chemicals that reduce the water surface tension to greater than 31 dynes/cm and/or have an HLB No. greater than 10. Film-forming surface-active agents such as 2-propanol, tridecyl alcohol, 2-ethyl butanol, 2-ethyl hexanol, l-hexanol, acetone, xylene, decyl alcohol, polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan trioleate, ,~

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polyoxyethylene alkyl aryl ether, polyoxyethylene (5) sorbitan monooleate, isostearyl alcohol containing 10 oxyethylene groups, Morwet ~) surfactants, lsostearyl alcohol containing 20 oxyethylene groups; or surface active petroleum-base oils such as mlneral oils, diesel oils, etc., may be used. In addition, the insecticidal agents, and hence the insecticidal delivery compositions, may contain other types of ingredients such as diluents, enhancers, and/or binders, such as clays, gums, water, cetyl or stearyl alcohol.
HLB stands for "Hydrophile-Lipophile Balance", as defined in THE ATLAS HLB SYSTEM, Atlas Chemical Industries, Inc. (~th printing), 1963. The HLB number is an indication of the percentage of the hydrophilic portion of the nonionic emulsifier molecule, as defined on pages 3 and 18 of this reference.
A pupicide is any material that can kill that specific developmental stage of certain aquatic insects called a pupa. Pupicides are usually chemicals that kill pupae directly by forming petroleum or nonpetroleum films on the surface of water that cause the pupae to drown. This stage is nonfeeding and directly precedes the adult stage. Examples of pupicides useful in accordance with the present invention include Golden Bear Oils such as Gs-llll or GB~1356, Arosurf R MSF, Flit MLO R, and diesel oil or mineral oil base formulations. Biological/microbial pupal control agents such as bacteria fungi, protozoa, viruses, rickettsiae and nematodes may also be used.
A larvicide is any material that can kill that speci:Eic developmental stage of certain aquatic insects called a larva. Larvicides can kill larvae after ingestion of a toxic material, kill on or after contact with the integument, or kill by physical (nontoxic) and/or toxic means by causing the larvae to ~ f ~3~2~

drown. The larval stage is a feeding stage that usually has several molting or growth phases called instars. For example, in mosquitoes there are four larval instars. The larval stage directly precedes the pupal stage. Examples of larvicides useful in accordance with the present invention include biological control agents or microbial control agents such as Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (Vectobac ~, Bactimos ~, Teknar ~3, Skeetal ~ ) or Bacillus sphaericus (BSP-l);
conventional toxieants such as Abate ~, Baytex ~, Dursban ~, Resmethrin, mala-thion, pyrethrins, allethrin, Baygon ~, Furadan ~, methoxychlor, etc.; and petroleum or nonpetroleum film-forming oils such as Flit MLO ~, GB-llll or GB-1356, and Arosurf ~ MSF. Other bacteria, fungi, protozoa, viruses, rickettsiae and nematodes may also be used.
Insect growth regulators (IGRs) are chemicals such as juvenile hormone or anti-juvenile hormone analogues -that kill the target aquatic environment insect in one or more immature stages by adversely affecting the molting or developmental eyele. IGRs are not eonsidered to be direct larvicides or pupicides.
For the most part, larvae that are exposed to the ehemieal eontinue to develop normally until they reach the pupal stage where they die. Examples of IGRs are Altosid~, Dimilin ~, and fenoxycarb.
Insect population is used here to refer to one or more groups or species of aquatic environment inseets that breed in any type of aquatie environment or habitat requiring eontrol treatment. The population as used herein denotes a natural or artifieial breeding area and the like or the aquatie inseets, pupae, larvae and eggs contained within any geographical area needing aquatie environment inseet eontrol treatment. For example, a field, yard, pasture, pot hole, salt marsh, diteh, tire, woods, lake, stream, river, bay, pond, ~3~Z~

etc., may be treated. Of course, the area needing aquatic environment insect control treatment can be any size and the present invention is only limited by the amount of time, equipment, and material available.
Impregnation of superabsorbent polymers with fatty alcohol film forming agents such as Arosurf ~ MSF
or sorbitan monooleate appear to delay or slow down the rate of water absorption of superabsorbent polymers such as Super Sorb or Water Lock ~ G-100, thereby providing another useful mechanism for slow or controlled release of insecticidal agents in the aquatic environment. The slow or controlled release process could be further modified or delayed by the degree of compaction of the powdered or flaked superabsorbent polymer and superabsorbent polymer/insecticidal agent formulations, by varying the size of an orifice in a container into which the insecticidal delivery composition is placed, by varying the concentration of film-forming agent, by varying the concentration of different types of superabsorbent polymers, and by adding one or more binders. When used in small water collections to control certain species of mosquitoes, it appears that water that is held within the cross-linked gel-like superabsorbent polymer matrix evaporates slower when compared to an equivalent amount of free-standing water.
In addition, the addition of certain film-forming agents to the polymer(s) also appears to retard the rate of water loss. These observations indicate that water in these small breeding receptacles will be physically inactivated (i.e. gelled) for longer periods of time, thus providing a habitat that is not suitable for mosquito breeding. These observations further suggest additional field persistence mechanisms of any active insecticidal ingredients which are added to the polymer matrix.

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It should be noted that certain salts (e.g., alkali metal halides such as NaC1) have been shown to break the cross-linking of the superabsorbent polymer's matrix when introduced to water. This can have an impact on the swelling and population control ability of the insecticidal delivery composition (e.g., swelling and controllability of the superabsorbent polymer alone and/or the release rate of certain insecticidal agents that may be impregnated there within). Therefore, it is possible to utilize certain salts in superabsorbent polymer-base formulations as another mechanism to alter (enhance in this case) or adjust the release rate of these formulations. The salt content of the aquatic habitat may also have an effect on kill of the target species by affecting the matrix swelling, breakdown, decomposition, and/or release of active insecticidal ingredients. The addition of salts to the matrix formulation may also affect a mechanism to vary this factor.
The following are examples of comparative bioassays that demonstrate effective control of larvae, pupae, and/or emerging adults of a variety of mosquito species with single and joint action formulations of a superabsorbent polymer and one or more insect control agents. All parts, percentages and ratios are by weight unless otherwise noted.

EXAMPLES I-VII
Data was collected from the use of an insecticidal delivery compound made up of starch, acrylonitrile copolymer (Super Sorb) as the superabsorbent polymer and film-forming agent isostearyl alcohol containing two oxyethylene groups (Arosurf MSF) and B t.i., or B. sphaericus, or Abate ~ 4-E.
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registration. Other bioassays were conducted with the starch graft polymer 2-propenamide-co-2-propenoic acid, sodium salt (Water Lock ~ Superabsorbent Polymer G-100) as the superabsorbent polymer and Arosurf ~3 MSF, and Water Lock ~ G-100, Arosurf ~3 MSF and B t.i., or B.
sphaericus, or Abate6~ 4-E. Although similar results were obtained, the bioassays indicated that the overall mosquito-controlling efficacy was better with Super Sorb. Also, 50/50 blends of Super Sorb and Water Lock superabsorbent polymer G-100 were evaluated in combination with the aforementioned active insecticidal ingredients with comparable mosquito~controlling efficacy being observed.
Film-forming agents such as sorbitan monooleate, oleyl alcohol, 75% sorbitanmonooleate and 25% 2-ethyl butanol or 2-propanol, oleyl alcohol containing 2 oxyethylene groups, and lauryl ether containing 4 oxyethylene groups were also evaluated.
These materials were impregnated onto Super Sorb and Water Lock~ G-100 to determine mixing compatibility and surface film release only. Although these materials were not evaluated against larvae and pupae, results of film-release studies suggested that comparable mosquito-controlling efficacy would result. In addition, the insect growth regulator Altosid ~ SR-10 was also formulated with Arosurf ~MSF and Super Sorb or Water Lock ~ G-100, to determine formulation compatibilities. Results indicate that joint action formulations of these materials can also be utilized.

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Surprisingly, the data indicates that formulations of Super Sorb and Arosurf ~ MSF produced faster control of larvae of Aedes Taeniorhynchus than Arosurf ~ MSF alone. The data suggests that the two-component formulation may produce an activation or larvicidal enhancement mechanism for Arosurf ~3 MSF
against this mosquito species in the water qualities tested. It should be noted that the superabsorbent polymer alone showed no significant larvicidal activity.
In general, polymer-base larvicidal enhancement was not observed in tests against Culex quinquefasciatus and aedes aegypti. Tests against these species in fresh water showed comparable larvicidal efficacy when the superabsorbent polymer-Arosurf ~MSF
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The superabsorbent polymer formulation techni~ues disclosed, are expected to improve ground and aerial application and vegetative penetration procedures for a variety of insecticidal formulations.
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Powdered, encapsulated, pelletized, or briqueted formulations of nonimpregnated superabsorbent polymers can be introduced into the wells of abandoned tires, tree holes, bromeliads, cans, birdbaths, or other small natural or arti~icial water-holding receptacles against certain Aedes, Culex, and WYeomyia mosquitoes when they are dry, for pretreatment, or when full of collected rain water, and contain eygs, larvae and pupae. This application will prevent egg hatching and breeding for prolonged periods, or physically kill mosquitoes in their larval or pupal stages simply by gelling the water that is necessary for immature development. Both quick and extended control of immature mosquitoes are expected to result from this physical control technique, and the use of various gel formulations are noted herein. It should also be noted that the superabsorbent polymers used in these applications may also be impregnated with any number of insecticidal agents as described herein.

EXAMPLE VIII
The'superabsorbent polymers useful in the practice of this invention are generally in powdered, flaked or extruded form. The powdered superabsorbent pol~mers can be formed into a solidified elastic-like matrix without the use of a film-forming, or other insecticidal agent and without the use of conventional agglomeration e~uipment or techniques. One gram of unimpregnated Water Lock ~ Supera~sorbent Polymer G~100 was spread thinly over the bottom of a standard weighing boat and was allowed to be exposed to the air in an air conditioned room t70-75 F) for 24 hours.
Observation howed that the powdered sup2rabsorbent polymer had bonded into a unified elastic-like matrix that could be molded into a variety of shapes. The material was hand Z~L~

agglomerated into a ball and added to 250 ml of water.
This material was observed to swell and gel the water in a manner similar to the un-unified powdered superabsorbent polymer; however, at a slower rate.
Variation in this technigue could effect slow or controlled water gelling and/or release of impregnated active ingredients, and thereby control the action of the superabsorbent polymer in controlling a population of aquatic environment insects. The release rate may be ~urther modified by compaction variations in the types of superabsorbent polymers mixed, etc.

EXAMPLE IX
Pre-gelled formulations of superabsorbent polymer and film-~orming or other insecticidal agents can be produced in the manner described above, with the addition of various concentrations of water. By varying the relative amounts of powdered superabsorbent polymers and water added thereto 9 various matrix (gel) consistencies were achieved. Initial tests indicate that different rates of release of Arosurf ~ MSF could be achieved in this manner. In addition, other insecticidal ingredients can also be incorporated into the gel. These compositions may addi-tionally be compacted, etc. to further modify the release rate.

EXAMPLE X
Additional tests indicate that powdered superabsorbent polymers or powdered superabsorbent polymers impregnated with film-forming/surface active agents and/or other conventional pesticides, ovicides, larvicides, pupicides, biological control ayents, microbial control agents, pathogens, parasites, insect growth regulators and/or other insecticidal agents can be packaged or encapsulated within nontoxic and ~3~;~Z~

biodegradable 1.5 to 3 mil polyvinyl alcohol-base, or polyethylene oxide-base, or hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose-base, water soluble pouches for direct introduction into aguatic habitats for the control o~ a population of immature a~uatic insects. Tests with 2 x 2 inch and 3 x 4 inch pouches of polyvinyl alcohol filled with 1~ 2, and 1:3 Super Sorb and Arosurf R
MSF mixtures showed that the bags would float and differentially solubilize when thrown into water, thereby releasing the superabsorbent polymer and various concentrations of mos~uitocidal film-forming agent at different rates. The mil thickness of the pouches was observed to affect the rate of water solubility and the storage stability of the pouches.
Surprisingly, tests further indicated that polyvinyl alcohol bags filled with the 1:1 mixture dissolved at a slower rate than polyvinyl alcohol bags without the presence of these materials. Certain film-forming/surface active agents, when in contact with the pouch, may retard the rate of solubilization of the pouch when placed in water~ Therefore, variations of the pouch thickness, rate of ~olubilization, and h~nce release of the 6uperabsorbent polymer with or without insecticidal agent, can be achieved. The insecticidal delivery compound may additionally be compacted, etc.
to further modify the release rate.

EXAMPLE XI
Powdered or flaked ~uperabsorbent polymers and formulations which include insecticidal agents can be formed into a variety of shapes and sizes by standard agglomeratlon techniques.
Agglomeration is a term used to describe a process whereby minute particles composed of dust, powders, mineral or chemical fines, etc. are increased in size by combining them. This process, the conversion of solid fines to larger, more manageable shapes, is called agglomeration. Other ~imilar particulate matter may require size enlargement to make it more saleable or to improve its physical properties and performance. The same processes are employed, and this, too, is agglomeration. The three general categories of agglomeration include agitation or pelletizing (balling devices, disc pelletizers, drums and cones and some types of mixers), compaction or compre~sion (briquetting, compacting, tableting and extrusion), and heat treatment (sintering, as with powdered metals), nodulizing and the production of granules from molten material. A brochure, FT306 11/84-827084-2M ~ FT1984, from Ferro-Tech Sy~tems, entitled "The Solution for Material Processing Problems and Pollution Control", describes the aforementioned, for instance a turbulator (a type of blending or mixing apparatus) mixture o~ powdered Super Sorb and Arosurf R
MSF (800 g:1000 g) was formulated into 1/16 inch granules on a disc pelletizar. These granules were shown to exhibit the ability to control populations of immature mos~uitoes with efficacy comparable to non-agglomerated formulations (Table III); however, at a lower total bulk application rate 1/8 inch granules (pellets) were also produced in the same manner. The addition of a binder such as water, clay, cetyl or stearyl alcohols, etc. may be used in the formulation to make harder granules and/or to enhance their ability to float or sink. These granules may additionally be compacted into a variety of shapes, etc. with a resulting change in the rate of insecticidal agent delivery.

EXAMPLE XII
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superabsorbentpolymers and superabsorbent polymers/insecticidal agent formulations. A 1:1 mixture of Super Sorb or Water Lock ~ ~-100 and Arosurf ~ ~SF or sorbitan monooleate were hand compacted into standard rectangular plas~ic tissue embedding molds.
The mixtures were allowed to sit for 2~-4~ hours under fluctuating air temperatures and humidity conditions (ca. 70-83F; ca. 50-80~RH). Results showed that the temperature/humidity fluctuations produced hard briquet-like matrices in the shape of the molds. This technique was also used to produce a briquet from mixtures of Water Lock ~ G-100 or Super Sorh and Arosurf ~ MSF and Bactimo ~ Primary Powder (Bacillus thuringiensis var.israelensis).
EXAMPLE XIII
In one test, 2.0 g Water LocX ~ G-100 superabsorbent polymer, 0.1 g Morwet ~ EFW surfactant powder, and 0.5 g B.t.i. (Bactimos ~ Primary Powder) were mixed together in a 50 ml beaker and allowed to stand exposed to 80 F/80% RH (Ambient) for about 24 hours. These environmental conditions caused the three ingredients (total 2.6 g) to bind together (cross-link) into a single elastic-like matrix.
This cookie-like material was introduaed into an 8.5 x 11 inch pan containing water and several hundred 2nd-4th instar larvae of Cx. quinquefasclatus.
The surface of the water was lightly dusted with talc to observe the spreading potential o~ ~he powdered surfactant.
The matrix was observed to float on introduction to the water and push and compact the talc to the opposite end of the pan, and then begin to typically swell and release the B.t.i. and sur~actant as it slowly absorbed water. One hundred percent of the larvae were killed in 5 hours post-treatment ~3~2~

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XAMPLE XIV
Powdered Super Sorb superabsorbent polymer impxegnated with Arosurf ~ MSF was tightly compacted into a plastic test tube which was open at one end.
The tube containing the insecticidal delivery agent was observed to float on the water and slowly release the active film forming/polymer materials for a period of approximately 10 days. The equiv~lent amount of loosely packed material released the entire contents of the tube within 24 hours. The presence or persistence of Arosur ~ MSF or the surface of the water was monitored with Adol ~ indiaator oil. Thus, release rates can be varied by modifying the degree of compaction and/or the size of the release orifice.
Standard compaction techniques may be used (possibly with addition of a binding agent) to produce self-contained briquet or pellets that have significant slow or controlled release abilities.

EXAMPLE XV
As noted earlier, powdered superabsorbent polymers have the ability to reform or contract and then re-gel. In one test, one gram of powdered Super Sorb or Water ~ock ~G-100 that had absorbed (gelled) 250 ml of water in a beaker, was allowed to tand at room temperature (70-75 F), in a room for several days until the absorbed water had evaporated. The powdered matrix returned ~o a semi-original congealed for~. 250 ml of water was then re-administered to the beaker.
The polymer was observed to gel in a manner similar to the original absorption. This process was repeated 3L3~2ZfkO

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comparable test was conducted on a l:l mixture of Super Sorb and Arosur ~ MSF with similar results.

EX~MPLE XVI
The water-superabsorbent characteristics of superabsorbent polymers are useful to effect a physical (non-toxic) method ~or controlling certain populations of nuisance and/or disease carrying mosquitoes (e.g.
Aedes _ qyptl and Ae. albopictus) that mainly breed in small rainwater collecting receptacles (eOg. abandoned tires, planters, tree holes, etc.). Water Loc ~ G-lO0 ~non-impregnated) was placed in a 400 ml glass beaker containing 100-20Q eggs of Aedes aeqypti (3 replications/polymer type). Controls containing no superabsorbent polymer were used to monitor the validity of the example. 250 ml of water was then added to the beakers to induce eclosion.
Results showed that water introduced into the beaker6 containing Water Loc ~ G-lO0 would instantly gel, thereby producing a non-aquatic environment that was unsuitable for egg hatching and larval development.
Eggs in beakers containing no superabsorbent polymer produced normal larvae. Similar results were obtained using Super Sorb.

2~ EXAMPLE XVII
one gram of powdered Super Sorb or Water Lock G-lO0 superabsorbent polymer (non-impregnated) was added to beakers containing 250 ml of water and ten 2nd instar larvae of Aedes ae~ypt1~ The larvae were instantly gelled within the formed matrix and subsequently died. This example was repeated using 2nd to 4th instar larvae and pupae of Culex quinquefasclatus with similar results.

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The principles, preferred embodiments and modes of operation of the present invention have been described in the foregoing specification. The invention whish is intended to be protected herein, however, is not to be construed as limited to the particular forms disclosed, since these are to be regarded as illustrative rather than restrictive.
Variations and changes may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Claims (25)

1. An insecticidal delivery composition for controlling a population of aquatic environment insects in preflood or flood conditions comprising (1) at least one superabsorbent solid organic polymer comprising hydrophilic acrylamide or acrylate polymers, copolymers or ter-polymers, which absorb over 100 times their weight in water;
(2) at least one different insecticidal agent;
said polymer and agent being present in a total amount effective to control the population of aquatic environ-ment insects, and wherein said composition is an admix-ture formed by mixing the superabsorbent polymer and the insecticidal agent to control release rate in the aquatic environment, and wherein said composition is capable of being applied by delivering the admixture to a target habitat of an aquatic environment insect and after deliv-ery being effective in the environment to control the population of insects.
2. The composition of claim 1, wherein the weight ratio of superabsorbent polymer to insecticidal agent and any inert diluent ingredients is from about 0.1:100 to about 100:0.001, the insecticidal agent being incorporated in the delivery composition for application at rates at or below those rates effective to control the target aquatic insect.
3. The composition of claim 1, wherein the insecticidal agent is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of ovicides, larvicides, pupicides, insecticides, pesticides, toxicants, biological control agents, microbial control agents, pathogens, parasites, and insect growth regulators.
4. An insecticidal delivery composition for controlling a population of aquatic environment insects comprising (1) at least one superabsorbent solid organic polymer comprising hydrophilic acrylamide or acrylate polymers, copolymers or ter-polymers, which absorb over 100 times their weight in water; and (2) at least one different insecticidal agent comprising at least one film-forming agent;
said polymer and agent being present in a total amount effective to control the population of aquatic environ-ment insects, said composition being formulated as an admixture by mixing the superabsorbent polymers and the insecticidal agent to control release rate in the aquatic environment, and wherein said composition is capable of being applied by delivering the admixture to a target habitat of an aquatic environment insect and after deliv-ery being effective in the environment to control the population of insects.
5. The composition of claim 4, wherein the ratio of polymer to film-forming agent is from about 0.1:1 to about 100:1.
6. The composition of claim 4, further com-prising at least one additional compound selected from the group consisting of ovicides, larvicides, pupicides, insecticides, pesticides, toxicants, biological control agents, microbial control agents, pathogens, parasites, and insect growth regulators.
7. A mosquitocidal delivery composition for controlling a population of aquatic environment mosqui-toes comprising (1) at least one superabsorbent solid organic polymer comprising hydrophilic acrylamide or acrylate polymers, copolymers or ter-polymers, which absorb over 500 times their weight in water;
(2) at least one different insecticidal agent comprising a film-forming agent; and (3) at least one additional compound selected from the group consisting of ovicides, larvicides, pupicides, insecticides, pest-icides, toxicants, biological control agents, microbial control agents, patho-gens, parasites, and insect growth regu-lators;
said polymer, agent and additional compound being present in a total amount effective to control the population of aquatic environment mosquitoes.
8. The composition of claim 7, wherein the ratio of superabsorbent polymer to different insecticidal agent is from about 0.1:1 to about 100:1.
9. A method for controlling a population of aquatic environment insects, comprising the steps of:
preparing an insecticidal delivery composition.
as an admixture having a controlled re-lease rate in the aquatic environment by mixing (1) at least one superabsorbent solid or-ganic polymer comprising hydrophilic acrylamide or acrylate polymers, co-polymers or terpolymers, which absorb over 100 times their weight in water, (2) at least one different insecticidal agent, said polymer and agent being present in a total amount effective to control the pop-ulation of aquatic environment insects and formulating said composition into a controlled release composition;
applying said insecticidal delivery composition in an amount effective to control the pop-ulation of aquatic environment insects, by delivery to an aquatic environment area needing aquatic environment insect control treatment, the aquatic environment area being a natural or artificial small water collection habitat and the composition being applied as a pretreatment before the habitat is flooded or as a direct treat-ment of said habitat, and after delivery the composition being effective in the environment to control the population of insects.
10. The method of claim 9, further comprising, prior to applying to said aquatic environment area, ad-ding to said insecticidal delivery composition at least one insecticidal agent other than solid superabsorbent polymer.
11. The method of claim 9, wherein said insec-ticidal agent comprises at least one film-forming agent, and wherein said superabsorbent polymer comprises a starch graft copolymer or terpolymer.
12. The method of claim 11, further compris-ing, prior to applying to said aquatic environment area, adding to said insecticidal delivery composition at least one additional compound selected from the group consist-ing of ovicides, larvicides, pupicides, insecticides, pesticides, toxicants, biological control agents, micro-bial control agents, pathogens, parasites, and insect growth regulators.
13. The method of claim 10, further compris-ing, prior to applying to said aquatic environment area, agglomerating said superabsorbent polymer and said in-secticidal agent to produce at least one of granules, pellets, briquets, or other various shaped solid insec-ticidal delivery compositions.
14. The method of claim 9, wherein said insec-ticidal delivery composition has a variable release rate.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein said re-lease rate is modified by at least one method selected from the group consisting of varying the degree of which said insecticidal delivery composition is compacted under pressure, combining two or more superabsorbent polymers at different ratios, varying a size of an orifice in a container containing said insecticidal delivery composi-tion, varying the concentration of film-forming agent, surface active agent, or diluent, and the addition of a binding agent.
16. A method for controlling a population of aquatic environment insects comprising the steps of:
preparing an insecticidal delivery composition as an admixture having a controlled re-lease rate in the aquatic environment by mixing (1) at least one superabsorbent solid or-ganic polymer comprising hydrophilic acrylamide or acrylate polymers, co-polymers or terpolymers, which absorb over 100 times their weight in water, and (2) at least one insecticidal agent which comprises at least one film-forming agent; and applying said insecticidal delivery composition in an amount effective to control the pop-ulation of aquatic environment insects, by delivering the admixture to an aquatic en-vironment area needing aquatic environment insect control treatment, and after deliv-ery the admixture being effective in the environment to control the population of insects.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein said in-secticidal agent further comprises at least one addition-al compound selected from the group consisting of ovi-cides, larvicides, pupicides, insecticides, pesticides, toxicants, biological control agents, microbial control agents, pathogens, parasites, and insect growth regula-tors.
18. The method of claim 16, wherein said sup-erabsorbent polymer and said insecticidal agent are ag-glomerated to produce a shaped solid insecticidal deliv-ery composition.
19. The method of claim 16, wherein said in-secticidal delivery composition is applied at a total bulk application rate of from about 0.1 to about 2,000 pounds per surface acre of water.
20. The method of claim 18, wherein said in-secticidal delivery composition has a release rate modi-fied by at least one method selected from the group con-sisting of varying the degree of which said insecticidal delivery composition is compacted under pressure, combin-ing two or more superabsorbent polymers at different rates, varying a size of an orifice in a container con-taining said insecticidal delivery composition, varying the concentration of film-forming agent, surface active agent or diluent, and the addition of a binding agent.
21. A method for controlling a population of aquatic environment mosquitoes comprising the steps of:
preparing a mosquitocidal delivery composition comprising (1) at least one superabsorbent solid or-ganic polymer comprising hydrophilic acrylamide or acrylate polymers, co-polymers or terpolymers, which absorb over 500 times their weight in water, and (2) at least one mosquitocidal agent which comprises at least one film-forming agent, and (3) at least one additional compound sel-ected from the group consisting of ovicides, larvicides, pupicides, in-secticides, pesticides, toxicants, biological control agents, microbial control agents, pathogens, parasites, and insect growth regulators; and applying said mosquitocidal delivery composi-tion in an amount effective to control the population of mosquitoes and within a total bulk application rate of from 0.5 to about 25 pounds per surface acre of water, to an aquatic environment needing mosquito control treatment or to a preaquatic (pre-treatment) environment that will need aquatic environment mosquito control.
22. The method of claim 21, wherein said poly-mer and said mosquitocidal agent are agglomerated to pro-duce granules, pellets, or briquets.
23. The method of claim 21, wherein said mos-quitocidal delivery composition has a variable release rate.
24. The method of claim 23, wherein said re-lease rate is modified by at least one method selected from the group consisting of varying the degree of which said mosquitocidal delivery composition is compacted under pressure, combining two or more superabsorbent polymers at varying ratios, varying a size of an orifice in a container containing said mosquitocidal delivery composition, varying the concentration of film-forming agent, and the addition of a binding agent.
25. The composition of claim 1, wherein the insecticidal composition is mosquitocidal.
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