Dowelanco

Eli Lilly and Company

Tom E Eaton

Otis W Godfrey

Karl H Michel

Raymond C Yao

Walter M Nakatsukasa

LaVerne D Boeck

Hang Chio

Milton J Zmijewski

Mary L Huber

Lynda M Ford

Fermentation product A83543, comprising major components A83543A and A83543D and minor components A83543B, A83543C, A83543E, A83543F, A83543G, A83543H and A83543J, is produced by a newly described species, Saccharopolyspora spinosa. The A83543 components and their acid-addition salts (A83543 compounds) are useful as insecticides, particularly against Lepidoptera and Diptera species. Insecticidal, miticidal or ectoparasiticidal combinations, compositions and methods are provided.

Insecticide and miticide compositions containing A83543 compounds

Fermentation product A83543, comprising major components A83543A and A83543D and minor components A83543B, A83543C, A83543E, A983543F, A83543G, A83543H and A83543J, is produced by a newly described species, Saccharopolyspora spinosa. The A83543 components and their acid-addition salts (A83543 compounds) are useful as insecticides, particularly against Lepidoptera and Diptera species. Insecticidal, miticidal or ecto-parasiticidal combinations, compositions and methods are provided.

Insecticide and miticide A83543 compounds and their method of production

Process for producing A83543 compounds

Improved fermentation process for producing the gram-positive A-21978C antibiotics which comprises cultivating a new strain of Streptomyces roseosporus, NRRL 15998, and the biologically purified culture of this microorganism are provided.

Process for producing the A-21978C antibiotics

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Greenwood, IN, United States of America

Tom E Eaton