US00876 5697B2 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 8,765,697 B2 Wilson et al. (45) Date of Patent: *Jul. 1, 2014 (54) PESTICIDE COMPOSITIONS EXHIBITING 6,001,981 A 12/1999 DeAmicis et al. ENHANCED ACTIVITY 6,090,399 A 7/2000 Ghosh et al. 6,143,526 A 11/2000 Baltz et al. 6,455,504 B1 9, 2002 Lewer et al. (75) Inventors: Stephen L. Wilson, Indianapolis, IN 6,585,990 B1 7/2003 Huang (US); Lei Liu, Carmel, IN (US); James 6,733,802 B1 5/2004 Moorty et al. D. Thomas, Fishers, IN (US); Raymond 6,919,464 B1 7/2005 Crouse et al. E. Boucher, Jr., Lebanon, IN (US); 6,927.210 B1* 8/2005 Thompson et al. ............. 514, 28 6,955,818 B1 10/2005 Hacket et al. James E. Dripps, Carmel, IN (US); 2003, OO82236 A1 5/2003 Mathiowitz et al. Margaret S. Kempe, Greenfield, IN 2003. O108585 A1 6/2003 Roe et al. (US) 2003. O138500 A1 7/2003 Parker et al. 2005, 0112235 A1 5/2005 Shefer et al. 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International Preliminary Report on Patentability; PCT/US2010/ OO1238. * cited by examiner US 8,765,697 B2 1. 2 PESTICIDE COMPOSITIONS EXHIBITING In another embodiment, a composition includes from ENHANCED ACTIVITY about 2% to about 25% by weight of spinetoram, from about 15% to about 75% by weight of a proteinaceous material, and CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED from about 5% to about 70% by weight of a polymeric mate APPLICATIONS rial. In one aspect of this embodiment, the proteinaceous material includes egg albumin and the polymeric material The subject application claims priority to U.S. Provisional includes polyvinyl alcohol. Application No. 61/214,952 filed Apr. 30, 2009, the contents In one other embodiment, a composition includes from of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. about 15% to about 60% by weight of spinetoram and from 10 about 30% to about 75% by weight of at least one polymeric FIELD OF THE INVENTION material. In this embodiment, the composition exhibits enhanced pesticidal activity levels compared to a composi The invention disclosed in this document is related to the tion dissimilar only in not having the at least one polymeric field of pesticides and their use in controlling pests. material. In one form of this embodiment, the at least one 15 pesticide is a photo-labile pesticide. In a particular form, the BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION at least one pesticide is a spinosyn Such as spinetoram or spinosad. Pests cause millions of human deaths around the world In yet another embodiment, a method includes applying to each year. Furthermore, there are more than ten thousand a locus where control is desired an insect-inactivating amount species of pests that cause losses in agriculture. These agri of a pesticide composition. cultural losses amount to billions of U.S. dollars each year. Still, further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, ben Termites cause damage to various structures such as homes. efits, objects, and advantages of the present invention shall These termite damage losses amount to billions of U.S. dol become apparent from the detailed description and examples lars each year. As a final note, many stored food pests eat and provided. adulterate stored food. These stored food losses amount to 25 billions of U.S. dollars each year, but more importantly, DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION deprive people of needed food.