| abstract |
An oil-water emulsion composition comprising (a) one or more insecticides, in particular pyrethroids; (b) one or more solvents selected from the group of aliphatic monocarboxylic acid esters, aliphatic dicarboxylic acid esters, aromatic monocarboxylic acid esters, aromatic dicarboxylic acid esters, and tri-n-alkyl phosphate; (c) an emulsifying system comprising one or more anionic surfactants and two or more nonionic surfactants, wherein the hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB) value of one of these agents ranges from 4 to 12, and one of these agents has an HLB value ranging from 12 to 20; (d) one or more film-forming agents / thickeners, and (e) water, wherein the composition is preferably useful for controlling pests. |