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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2020
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR (US);
Man Y. Choi, Albany, OR (US);
Ruth C. Martin, Corvallis, OR (US);
Seungjoon Ahn, Corvallis, OR (US);
Rory McDonnell, Corvallis, OR (US);
Sujaya Rao, Roseville, MN (US);
The United States of America, as represented by The Secretary Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR (US);
Abstract
Provided herein are synthetic peptides developed from slug and insect neuropeptides. Peptides described can be used to repel, control or deter slugs, including the gray garden slug (), from feeding on agricultural and horticultural plants. The peptides can be combined with bait materials, or applied directly to plants or areas, or produced by genetically modified plants.