Feb. 18,2016  12  US 2016/0044917 Al  [0136]  A total of one hundred male and female adult and  adolescent Coqui frogs were hand-captured from banana  trees in groups of twenty over a five-week period. Upon  capture frogs were collectively placed in a large plastic con› tainer and then individually moved to 8 oz covered Styrofoam  cups, approximately thirty minutes later.  [0137]  At the bottom of each cup was a 2x2 inch double  thickness layer of paper towel saturated with 2 ml of water.  Ten minutes after being placed in the cups, each frog was then  inoculated with 1.0 ml of an about 11.5% by volume solution  of ACS-P in tap water using about 1.0 ml auto-pipette and  observed for fifteen minutes. Egg klatches were also recov› ered from the banana trees and divided into groups of  approximately ten each. One group was sprayed with 2 ml of  product and one group was untreated. The eggs were  observed over two-three weeks.  [0138]  Except for the largest of the female frogs, about 95%  of all frogs expired within a fifteen minutes of inoculation of  1.0 ml of the product. Some of the larger male frogs required  an additional ml to cause death within an additional fifteen› minute period whereas many of the smaller adolescent frogs  expired almost instantly. Some of the large females that were  nearly two inches in length, required inoculation of up to four  ml of product before lethality was achieved.  It  was theorized  that these females were more resistant to the product due to  higher levels of hydration.  It  was also determined that once  sprayed, affected and/or dead appearing frogs could not be  revived by immersing them in water. Most of the untreated  eggs hatched whereas none of the treated eggs hatched.  [0139]  Large-scale examples of the product’s use and phy› totoxicity at the same concentration (about 11.5%) as used in  previous examples were also conducted by Palms of Hawaii.  A five-gallon back pack sprayer equipped with a mist spray  nozzle was used to spray mature Palm trees being prepared  for distribution with about a gallon of spray each.  [0140]  Upon spraying palm trees having frogs, frogs leap  off the root balls and crowns and from the junctions between  the fronds and tree trunks. The nurseryman rated the complete  removal, if not extermination of all frogs from the trees as  excellent. He was especially pleased because the ACS-P had  no phytotoxic consequences to the trees. Citric acid typically  causes browning. Additionally, ants were also driven off the  trees.  [0141]  Following these tests oflethality, tests forphytotox› icity were completed, wherein approximately 500 gallons of  ACS-P was applied using a heavy spray nozzle to a…  acre  yard that is densely covered with various kinds of trees and  under growth having a healthy population of Coqui frogs.  Plants were observed for phytotoxic effects over a one-week  period. Phytotoxicity was found to vary from none to mod› erate according to the variety of plant. Bromeliads and tender  shade-loving plants were found to have yellowed leaves and  in some cases brown spots where the spray had made a  puddle. More hardy sun-loving plants having thick or waxy  leaves were not affected. Additionally, phytotoxic effects can  be minimized by using a mist versus heavy spray that doesn’t  puddle on the leaves, or entirely eliminated by washing the  product off the plant with plain water within 30 minutes of  application.  [0142]  In general, the product is designed to come into  direct contact with the frog by the spray in order to have lethal  effects on the frog. However, surfaces that have accumulated  a dried paste of ACS without rinsing or dilution are also lethal  to frogs. For example, Styrofoam cups containing dried paste  product retained its lethal potential, even after three months.  [0143]  Using a survey of residents living near the treated  field confirmed unanimously that the treated area was notice› ably quieter for about 2-3 weeks. Afterwards, it is believed  that an existing population of unsprayed frogs in neighboring  areas moved into the now frog-free treated area. Rainfall in  this area is quite heavy so the effects of the product were  assumed to be lost within a few days.  [0144]  The results of this field study indicate that ACS-P  ( calcium sulfate saturated with sulfuric acid) produced satis› factory results with frog and noise levels in treated areas. A  very desirable quality of this product is that the solution can  be easily modified to vary the concentration of hydrogen and  calcium ions. An optimal balance of these two elements will  result in a solution that is at once lethal to the frogs yet lacking  significant phytotoxicity, and may even act as a nutrient to  most plants. The solution strength used in this study ( e.g.  about 11.5% ACS) is the preferred embodiment for a tropical  area like Hawaii. However, one skilled in the art will under› stand that this formulation can be varied and modified to  encompass different frogs, flora, and fauna in different Geo› graphic areas around the world. Such modifications of this  preferred embodiment is considered to be within the spirit  and scope of the application.  [0145]  Given the efficacy found herein and the fact that  ACS-Pis made from components generally regarded as safe  ("GRAS") and have approval by the FDA and USDA for use  in food, ACS-P should be considered for emergency approval  by the EPA as a minimal risk pesticide to replace hydrated  lime.  [0146]  The advantages ofusing superacids as pH adjusters,  such as ACS an ACS-Pare many.ACS-Pis less expensive  than citric acid and less hazardous to apply than hydrated lime  in combating Coqui frogs. Additionally, these ACS composi› tions have a number of other potential uses. For example, the  lower concentrations and higher pH solutions of ACS can be  used as a pesticide for soft-bodied insects and can serve a  second use as a plant nutrient to supply calcium via foliar  feeding. Additionally, a solution strength having a pH of 1.8,  which may be too high to kill some frogs, was effective in  killing soft-bodied insects such as aphids and spider mites  with minimal phytotoxicity to a Hibiscus plant. At a slightly  higher concentration, and when sprayed with approximately  5 ml of product, brown hump back slugs were killed.  [0147]  In development of the current invention it was also  found that ACS alone, or propionic acid having the pH  adjusted with ACS also kills tree frogs, cane toads, slugs,  including brown or humpback slugs, African snails, nettle and  other caterpillars, nematodes, aphids, spider mites, fruit fly  larva, and other miscellaneous soft bodied insects that are  usually regarded as pests.  It  also drives off or repels fire ants  and termites yet does not appear to harm grasshoppers or  lizards. Also immerging on the scene is the honey bee mite  known as the Varma Mite, wherein one drop of this product  instantly killed these mites. ACS in water can also inhibit the  Example 7  Phytogenic Friendly Insecticide  Large Scale Field Test of Lethal and Phytotoxicity  Example 6 