(19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2012/0017491 A1 US 201200 17491A1 GUTSMANN et al. (43) Pub. Date: Jan. 26, 2012 (54) GEL BAIT FOR CONTROLLING CRAWLING (30) Foreign Application Priority Data HARMFUL INSECTS Jul. 20, 2010 (EP) .................................. 101701 17.5 (75) Inventors: Volker GUTSMANN, Langenfeld Jan. 25, 2011 (EP) .................................. 11152OOO.3 (DE); Thomas Böcker, Leichlingen Publication Classification (DE); Guenther Nentwig, Leverkusen (DE) (51) Int. Cl. AOIM I/20 (2006.01) (73) Assignee: Bayer CropScience AG, Monheim AOIN 65/00 (2009.01) am Rhein (DE) AOIP 7/04 (2006.01) AOIN 25/34 (2006.01) (21) Appl. No.: 13/186,892 (52) U.S. Cl. ............................ 43/131; 424/408; 424f725 (57) ABSTRACT (22) Filed: Jul. 20, 2011 The invention relates to the provision of a novel gel bait for O O controlling harmful insects, in particular crawling insects. Related U.S. Application Data The invention furthermore relates to the use of such baits, to (60) Provisional application No. 61/366,199, filed on Jul. methods of preparing Such baits, and to methods for control 21, 2010. ling harmful insects.