| abstract |
1. A METHOD OF PREVENTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF MOSQUITOES FROM THE LARVAL STAGE TO THE ADULT STAGE WHICH COMPRISES CONTACTING MOSQUITO LARVAE WITH AN AMOUNT, EFFECTIVE TO PREVENT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SAID MOSQUITOES, OF A COMPOUND OF THE FORMULA 1-(HO-),2,6-DI(R1),4-R-BENZENE WHEREIN R IS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF HYDROGEN, ISOPROPYLPHENYL, ALKYL OF FROM 1 TO 6 CARBONS, ALKOXY OF FROM 1 TO 6 CARBONS, AND THIOALKYL OF FROM 1 TO 6 CARBONS AND R1 IS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF TERTIARY BUTYL, TERTIARY PENTYL AND CYCLOHEXYL. |