Packaged fungal culture stable to long term storage
US5679362A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 5, 1994 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 5, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12M45/22
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for packaging an insect infection chamber that attracts insects, then infects them with a lethal dosage of fungus, where the packaging maintains high humidity within the chamber, allows fee exchange of gases, and is impermeable to microbes, including fungal spores, viruses, and bacteria.
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