Compounds for Pest Control and Methods for Their

Compounds for Pest Control and Methods for Their Use – Patents based on joint CDC OSU research on natural biocides from forest resources to control arthropods Compounds considered food grade due to citrus connection Considered safer for environment and people by CDC Kills mosquitoes, ticks, fleas Repellent longer lasting than Deet Field trials – Earle Naval Weapons Station, N. J. Formulations – Legacy Bio. Design, Loveland, CO Source Agricultural / Forestry Byproducts Possible synthesis from Douglas-fir needle compound

Mosquito Diseases Malaria Dengue Yellow fever West Nile virus St. Louis encephalitis

Tick Diseases Lyme Granulocytic ehrlichiosis Rocky Mountain spotted fever Human babesiosis

Pesticide Concerns Environmental contamination Risk to non-target species Increased health risk with wide area spraying Endocrine disruptions Neurological damage Cancers

Human Finger Tick Repellent Assay All Compounds are Tech Grade & tested at 2. 5% AI in ETOH * Avg # of ticks repelled over 5 trials/time point

Targeted Products Insecticides – Area sprays mosquitoes, ticks, fleas Personal repellents mosquitoes, ticks, fleas Shampoos treatments head lice Travel sprays airport sales bed bugs Salmon safe agricultural pesticides -- organic? wine grape pests

Key Compounds Nootkatone High value $4, 000/Kg used in foods , cosmetics from grapefruit, syn. Valencene Nootkatol food grade can be produced from valencene Valencene from orange/citrus oils byproduct of orange juice production used to make nootkatone

Companies of Interest Firmenich - Switzerland essential oil/ cosmetics nootkatone/nootkatol production patent MCI Miritz Citrus Ingredients Gmb. H - Germany Miritz is a pioneer in citrus specialties Armour - Israel Current producer of nootkatone Indena - Italy ( Seattle office ) Natural products, nutraceuticals, Taxol

Patent coverage Resource countries Patent US, Canada, Australia, Germany, France, Italy, Greece Resource US, Brazil, China, Israel (? ), North Africa