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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 1981
Filed:
Mar. 26, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kemet D Spence, Potlatch, ID (US);
Robert E Andrews, Pullman, WA (US);
Assignee:
Battelle Development Corporation, Columbus, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N / ; C09D / ; C12K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 93 ;
Abstract
An improved microbial insecticide composition, and methods for the production and utilization thereof, are disclosed. The disclosed composition comprises a microbial insect pathogen of viral, bacterial, or fungal origin which is susceptible to sunlight-induced inactivation embedded in a coacervate microbead which is comprised of a nucleic acid, typically RNA, and a proteinaceous material, whereby the microbead structure itself effectively shields the agent from sunlight-induced inactivation. The microbead is typically stabilized by chemical crosslinking.