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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 1997
Filed:
May. 22, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gleta Carswell, Cary, NC (US);
Christian Harms, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Yin-Fu Chang, Hayward, CA (US);
Mary-Dell Chilton, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
Ciba-Geigy Corporation, Tarrytown, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N / ; C12N / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 9321 ; 536 2371 ; 800205 ;
Abstract
According to the invention there is provided a method of controlling insect larvae comprising the steps of feeding said larvae an insecticidal amount of a transgenic Zea mays plant that expresses a polypeptide having the insect toxicity properties of Bacillus thuringiensis crystal protein.