Insect pest control
US5595746A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 23, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jan 21, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 23, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12R2001/645
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for selecting fungal species of strains metarhizium anisopliae suitable for control of a pest insect, species (termites) comprising applying conidia of a test fungal species of a strain to the cuticle of at least one target insect, introducing said at least one conidia-carrying target insect to a known number of uninfected target insects, and determining the proportion of dead target insects after a predetermined period.
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