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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2016
Apse, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);
John L. Killmer, St. Louis, MO (US);
Juan Pedro Humberto Arhancet, St. Louis, MO (US);
Patrick D. McLaughlin, St. Louis, MO (US);
APSE, INC., St. Lois, MO (US);
Abstract
The invention describes recombinant DNA sequences transcribed into RNA constructs capable of forming Virus Like Particles (VLPs) suitable for insect control applications. Specifically, the disclosure provides a method for controlling target insects comprising, transforming a microbial host with a first DNA sequence comprising a gene encoding a bacteriophage capsid protein and a second DNA sequence encoding an RNA transcript comprising at least one bacteriophage pac sequence coupled to an RNAi precursor sequence, inducing the microbial host to express the first and second DNA sequences, isolating virus-like-particles (VLPs) comprising the capsid protein and RNAi precursor from the microbial host, and contacting the isolated VLPs with the target insects.