US Patent Issued to BASF AGRO on Dec. 2 for "Methods and uses of a mixture comprising alpha-cypermethrin and dinotefuran for controlling bed bugs" (North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,484,584, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to BASF AGRO B.V. (Arnhem, Netherlands).

"Methods and uses of a mixture comprising alpha-cypermethrin and dinotefuran for controlling bed bugs" was invented by Kenneth Scott Brown (Research Triangle Park, N.C.), Clark D. Klein (Research Triangle Park, N.C.) and Frederick C. Gordon (Research Triangle Park, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to uses and methods for combating or controlling bed bugs, by applying a mixture comprising alpha-cypermethrin and dinotefuran. The mixture is applied in a weight ratio of from 500:1 to 1:500 to said bed bugs, their habitat, breeding...