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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 1990
Filed:
Aug. 03, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frank H Gaertner, San Diego, CA (US);
George G Soares, San Diego, CA (US);
Jewel Payne, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Mycogen Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N / ; A01N / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 93 ; 4241951 ; 424D / ; 4352525 ; 435832 ;
Abstract
The subject invention concerns a novel and useful insecticide with activity against insect pests of the order Coleoptera and the order Lepidoptera. Pests in the order Coleoptera do heavy damage to crops, e.g., corn. The insecticide of the subject invention is a novel B. thuringiensis microbe referred to as B.t. MT 104, or mutants thereof. The spores or crystals of this microbe are useful to control coleopteran and lepidopteran pests in various environments.