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Hay 80 -0-Imidacloprid (0.5%) 60 --Imidacloprid (0.5%) BpA (1%) 5 -A-BpA (1%) e 40 SS 20 O O 5 10 15 20 25 Time (hours) Figure 2 U.S. Patent May 12, 2015 Sheet 2 of 57 US 9,028,856 B2 Oleic Acid (1%) Synergy with imidacloprid against Susceptible German cockroach 100 as 80 -0-midacloprid (0.5%) e -H-Imidacloprid (0.5%) + Oleic Acid (1%) (s 60 -A-Oleic Acid (1%) O e 40 SS 20 O r O 5 10 15 20 25 Time (hours) Figure 3 Oleic Acid (0.1%) Synergy with Imidacloprid against Argentine Ant 1OO s -0-imidacloprid (0.5%) -Himidacloprid (0.5%) + Oleic Acid (0.1%) -A Oleic Acid (0.1%) O 5 1O 15 2O 25 Time (hours) Figure 4 U.S. Patent May 12, 2015 Sheet 3 Of 57 US 9,028,856 B2 Methyl Oleate (5%) Synergy with imidacloprid against Argentine Ant 100 - Hy S 80 5 9 60 -0-midacloprid (0.5%) e -Himidacloprid (0.5%) + Methyl Oleate (5%) 40 -A-Methyl Oleate (5%) O iss 20 O O 5 10 15 20 25 Time (hours) Figure 5 Methyl Oleate (1%) Synergy with imidacloprid against Susceptible German cockroach (T164 Strain) 100 far-Hy 80 60 O e 40 SS -0-mi (0.5% 20 -A-Methyl--Imi E. Oleate -- My (1%) Oleate (1%) O O 5 10 15 20 25 Time (hours) Figure 6 U.S.