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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 1991
Filed:
Oct. 25, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jewel Payne, San Diego, CA (US);
George G Soares, San Diego, CA (US);
Henry W Talbot, San Diego, CA (US);
Theresa C Olson, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Mycogen Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A01N / ; A01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 93 ; 4352525 ; 424 84 ;
Abstract
The subject invention concerns a novel and useful insecticide with activity against insect pests of the order Lepidoptera. Pests in the order Lepidoptera do heavy damage to crops, e.g., cabbage and broccoli. The insecticide of the subject invention is a novel B. thuringiensis microbe referred to as B.t. PS85A1, or mutants thereof. Specifically disclosed is an asporogenous mutant designated B.t. PS85A1-168. The spores or crystals of B.t. PS85A1, or the crystals of B.t. PS85A1-168, are useful to control lepidopteran pests in various environments.