Pest-impervious packaging material and pest-control composition

Abstract

A composition-of-matter comprising a substance usable in producing packaging material and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of ar-turmerone, a sesquiterpene alcohol and a turmeric oleoresin solid residue.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A composition-of-matter comprising a packaging material and a pest control composition comprising at least 10% by weight of a sesquiterpene alcohol, said pest control composition being incorporated in or on said packaging material. 
     
     
         2 . The composition-of-matter of  claim 1 , wherein said packaging material is coated with a laminate including said pest control composition. 
     
     
         3 . The composition-of-matter of  claim 1 , wherein said packaging material is impregnated with said pest control composition. 
     
     
         4 . The composition-of-matter of  claim 1 , wherein said packaging material comprises a margin for welding or gluing said packaging material, said margin being coated with a coating substance including said pest control composition. 
     
     
         5 . The composition-of-matter of  claim 1 , wherein said sesquiterpene alcohol is selected from the group consisting of hinesol, agarospirol, valerianol, β-bisabolol, α-bisabolol, γ-eudesmol, ar-turmerol, α-copaen-11-ol, [E]-nerolidol and gossonorol, and any combination thereof. 
     
     
         6 . The composition-of-matter of  claim 1 , wherein said pest control composition further comprises a turmeric oleoresin solid residue. 
     
     
         7 . The composition-of-matter of  claim 1 , wherein said pest control composition further comprises ar-turmerone. 
     
     
         8 . The composition-of-matter of  claim 6 , wherein said pest control composition further comprises ar-turmerone. 
     
     
         9 . A packaged product comprising a product contained within a packaging material modified to include a pest control composition comprising at least 10% by weight of a sesquiterpene alcohol. 
     
     
         10 . The packaged product of  claim 9 , wherein said packaging material is impregnated or coated with said pest control composition. 
     
     
         11 . The packaged product of  claim 9 , wherein said sesquiterpene alcohol is selected from the group consisting of hinesol, agarospirol, valerianol, β-bisabolol, α-bisabolol, γ-eudesmol, ar-turmerol, α-copaen-11-ol, [E]-nerolidol and gossonorol, and any combination thereof. 
     
     
         12 . The packaged product of  claim 9 , wherein said pest control composition further comprises a turmeric oleoresin solid residue. 
     
     
         13 . The packaged product of  claim 9 , wherein said pest control composition further comprises ar-turmerone. 
     
     
         14 . The packaged product of  claim 12 , wherein said pest control composition further comprises ar-turmerone. 
     
     
         15 . A method of producing a pest impervious packaging material, comprising:
 (a) modifying a composition used in fabrication of packaging material to include a pest control composition which comprises at least 10% by weight of a sesquiterpene alcohol; and   (b) using said composition resultant from step (a) to fabricate the packaging material, thereby producing the pest impervious packaging material.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein said sesquiterpene alcohol is selected from the group consisting of hinesol, agarospirol, valerianol, β-bisabolol, α-bisabolol, γ-eudesmol, ar-turmerol, α-copaen-11-ol, [E]-nerolidol and gossonorol, and any combination thereof. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein said pest control composition further comprises a turmeric oleoresin solid residue. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein said pest control composition further comprises ar-turmerone. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein said pest control composition further comprises ar-turmerone. 
     
     
         20 . A method of controlling pest infestation of packaged goods, comprising packaging said goods within the composition-of-matter of  claim 1 .