US 2015O132413A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2015/0132413 A1 BESSETTE et al. (43) Pub. Date: May 14, 2015 (54) PESTICIDAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING abandoned, which is a continuation of application No. ROSEMARY OL AND WINTERGREEN OIL 09/340,391, filed on Jun. 28, 1999, now Pat. No. 6,986, 898. Applicant: EcoSMART Technologies, Inc., (71) (60) Provisional application No. 60/140,845, filed on Jun. Roswell, GA (US) 28, 1999, provisional application No. 60/094,463, (72) Inventors: Steven M. BESSETTE, San Clemente, filed on Jul. 28, 1998, provisional application No. CA (US); A. David LINDSAY, Franklin, 60/100,613, filed on Sep. 16, 1998, provisional appli TN (US) cation No. 60/122,803, filed on Mar. 3, 1999. Publication Classification Appl. No.: 14/309,860 (21) (51) Int. C. AOIN 6.5/22 (2006.01) (22) Filed: Jun. 19, 2014 AOIN 65/16 (2006.01) AOIN3L/6 (2006.01) Related U.S. Application Data AOIN37/02 (2006.01) AOIN 65/28 (2006.01) (60) Division of application No. 13/755,958, filed on Jan. AOIN3L/08 (2006.01) 31, 2013, now Pat. No. 8,877,219, which is a division (52) U.S. C. of application No. 12/872,725, filed on Aug. 31, 2010, CPC ................ A0IN 65/22 (2013.01); A0IN 65/28 now abandoned, which is a division of application No. (2013.01); A0IN 31/08 (2013.01); A0IN 31/16 11/746,927, filed on May 10, 2007, now abandoned, (2013.01); A0IN37/02 (2013.01); A0IN 65/16 which is a continuation of application No. 10/014,797. (2013.01) filed on Dec. 14, 2001, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of application No. 09/604,082, (57) ABSTRACT filed on Jun. 27, 2000, now abandoned, said applica Pesticidal compositions containing plant essential oils, such tion No. 10/014,797 is a continuation-in-part of appli as rosemary oil and/or wintergreen oil, and methods for using cation No. 09/505,680, filed on Feb. 17, 2000, now same are disclosed. Patent Application Publication May 14, 2015 Sheet 1 of 13 US 201S/O132413 A1 8. 23. ays. After eatinent FIGURE 1 Patent Application Publication May 14, 2015 Sheet 2 of 13 US 201S/O132413 A1 Feigii:38: 3. 2. Eays. 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This continuing application is a divisional of U.S. that are toxic, carcinogenic or otherwise incompatible to application Ser. No. 13/755,958, filed Jan. 31, 2013, which is humans, domestic animals and/or fish. Moreover, some target a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 12/872,725, filed pests have even shown an ability to develop resistance to Aug. 31, 2010, which is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. many commonly used synthetic chemical pesticides. In No. 1 1/746,927, filed May 10, 2007, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/014,797, filed Dec. 14, 2001, recent times, regulatory guidelines have encouraged a search which (1) is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. for potentially less dangerous pesticidal compositions via No. 09/604,082, filed Jun. 27, 2000, which claims the benefit stringent restrictions on the use of certain synthetic pesti of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/140,845, filed cides. As a result, elimination of effective pesticides from the Jun. 28, 1999, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated market has limited economical and effective options for con herein by reference, (2) is a continuation-in-part of U.S. trolling pests. As an alternative, botanical pesticides are of application Ser. No. 09/505,680, filed Feb. 17, 2000, the great interest because they are natural pesticides, i.e., toxi entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference cants derived from plants that are safe to humans and the and (3) is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. environment. Use of food-grade plant essential oils have been 09/340,391, filed Jun. 28, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,986,898, tried, as described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,439,690, 5,693,344, which in turn claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent 6,004,569, 6,114,384, and 6,183,767 B1. However, these Application No. 60/094,463, filed Jul. 28, 1998, U.S. Provi plant essential oils when used alone can be expensive, sional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/100,613, filed Sep. 16, impractical or ineffective under certain circumstances. 1998, and U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 0006. Accordingly, there is a great need for novel pesti 60/122,803, filed Mar. 3, 1999, the entire disclosures of each cidal compositions containing no pyrethrum, synthetic pyre of the above-referenced patent applications are incorporated throids, chlorinated hydrocarbons, organo phosphates, car herein by reference. For avoidance of doubt, this continuing bamates and the like, but comprising food-grade plant application claims the benefit of each of the above-identified essential oils, to be used against invertebrate pests, including patent applications. insects, arachnids, larvae and eggs thereof. In addition, there is a need for a method of treating a locus to be protected to kill FIELD OF THE INVENTION and repel invertebrate pests. 0002 The present invention relates to novel pesticidal SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION compositions and methods for using same for the control of pests. 0007. A primary object of the present invention is to pro vide novel pesticidal compositions for use against pests Such BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION as invertebrate insects, arachnids, larvae and eggs thereof. 0008 Another object of the invention is to provide novel 0003 Pests are annoying to humans for several reasons. pesticidal compositions containing rosemary oil and/or win Pests include pathogenic organisms which infest mammals tergreen oil as a contact and repellent pesticide in household and plants; some pests can spread disease as disease vectors. applications. The pathogenic organisms that infest plants and cause eco 0009. Another object of the invention is to provide novel nomic loss of plant crops include fungi, insects, arachnids, pesticidal compositions containing rosemary oil and/or win gastropods, nematodes and the like. The pathogenic organ tergreen oil as a contact and repellent pesticide in lawn and isms that infest animals include ticks, mites, fleas, and mos garden applications. quitoes. Other pests include cockroaches, termites and ants. These and other pests have annually cost humans billions of 0010. Another object of the invention is to provide novel dollars in crop losses in the case of agricultural pests and in pesticidal compositions containing rosemary oil and/or win the expense of keeping them under control. For example, the tergreen oil as a contact and repellent pesticide in greenhouse losses caused by pests in agricultural environments include and nursery applications. decreased crop yield, reduced crop quality, and increased 0011. Another object of the invention is to provide novel harvesting costs. In household scenarios, insect pests may act pesticidal compositions containing rosemary oil and/or win as vectors for diseases and allergic matter.