Gall wasp control agents
US9970022B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 30, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 15, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A90/40
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to the field of RNA-mediated gene silencing in insect species. The present invention is based, in part, on the inventors' sequencing of genes from eucalyptus invasive species gall wasp pests Leptocybe invasa (Li) and Ophelimus maskelli (Om). In certain aspects, the invention provides Li and Om nucleic acids, derivatives thereof and the use of such nucleic acids and derivatives as gall wasp control agents.
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