The present invention provides a pesticide formulation that is effective, non-persistent in the environment, and meets the criteria for use in organic food production as set for the by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI). The formulation may be used for the control and eradication of pathogens such as germs and viruses, insects, insect larvae, mold, slime and fungus, and algae. The compositions provide a formulation containing an oxidizing compound in conjunction with a botanically derived surfactant/membrane permeablization agent. The formulation typically contains a hydrogen peroxide generating compound(s) and saponin glycoside compounds, which, in combination, show enhanced activity towards insects, pathogens algae, slime, mold and fungus. The method is exemplified by applying an effective amount of a composition containing an aqueous mixture of hydrogen peroxide and surface-active saponin botanical extracts preferentially derived from
Quillaja saponaria
and/or
Yucca schidigera
, to water bodies, surfaces, and in or on turf. The composition is also effective for control of odors and sulfurous black layer found in turf.
本发明提供了一种
杀虫剂配方,具有高效、不持久存在于环境中,并符合美国农业部(U
SDA)和有机材料审查机构(OMRI)规定的有机食品生产使用标准。该配方可用于控制和消灭病原体,如细菌和病毒、昆虫、昆虫幼虫、霉菌、粘液和真菌以及藻类。该组合物提供了一种含有氧化化合物和植物源表面活性剂/膜通透化剂的配方。该配方通常含有产生
过氧化氢的化合物和
皂苷糖苷化合物,两者结合后对昆虫、病原体、藻类、粘液、霉菌和真菌的活性有所提高。该方法的示例是将含有
水杨基
植物提取物(优选源自Quillaja saponaria和/或Yucca schidigera)的
过氧化氢和表面活性剂的
水混合物的有效量涂抹在
水体、表面和草皮上或内部,从而实现控制。该组合物对草皮中发现的气味和
硫化黑层也具有有效的控制作用。