Compositions containing bacillus thuringiensis toxin toxic to beetles of the order coleoptera, and uses thereof
US4764372A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 22, 1985 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S435/832
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The subject invention concerns a novel and useful insecticide with activity against insect pests of the order Coleoptera. Pests in this order do heavy damage to crops, e.g., corn. The insecticide of the subject invention is a novel B. thuringiensis microbe given the specie designation M-7. The spores or crystal of this microbe are useful to control Coleoptera pests in various environments.
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