Novel coleopteran-active Bacillus thuringiensis isolate
US4966765A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 23, 1988 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2008 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S530/825
- 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 the order Coleoptera do heavy damage to crops, e.g., corn. The insecticide of the subject invention is a novel B. thuringiensis microbe referred to as B.t. PS86B1, or mutants thereof. The spores or crystals of this microbe are useful to control coleopteran pests in various environments.
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