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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 1990
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Corinna Herrnstadt, San Diego, CA (US);
George G Soares, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Mycogen Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 93 ; 424 84 ; 514-2 ;
Abstract
The subject invention concerns a novel and useful insecticide with activity against elm leaf beetle. These pests do heavy damage to the crops. The insecticide of the subject invention is a B. thuringiensis microbe given the designation strain san diego. The spores or crystals of this microbe are useful to control the cotton boll weevil, the Colorado potato beetle, the alfalfa weevil, the corn rootworm, and elm leaf beetle.