ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,740,563, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to Control Solutions Inc. (Pasadena, Texas).

"Solid particulate pest control compositions and methods" was invented by Ian Rodriguez (Pasadena, Texas), Douglas H. Ross (Pasadena, Texas), Janis Reed (Pasadena, Texas), Heather Erskine Patterson (Pasadena, Texas), Marie Knox (Pasadena, Texas) and John Carespodi (Pasadena, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Compositions and methods for controlling pests are disclosed. The compositions comprise a solid particulate chitin synthesis inhibitor and methods of using the chitin synthesis inhibitor to control a target pest. The chitin synthesis inhibitor ...