| abstract |
An insect pest repellent comprising, in a mixed component condition, (A) a simulated egg that mimics an egg from a termite insect pest, formed from a particulate substrate on which a pheromone is coated which recognizes the egg and (B) a particle that is a seamless capsule that contains an active component to repel insect pests on a surface or inside the particle, where components (A) and (B) don distinct from each other, wherein said component (A) has a long ovoid shape having a short diameter of 0.25 to 0.6 mm or a spherical shape having a diameter of 0.25 to 0.6 mm and said component (B) has a long ovoid shape having a short diameter of 0.25 to 0.6 mm or a spherical shape having a diameter of 0.4 to 0.6 mm. |