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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2012
Koppert B.v., Berkel en Rodenrijs, NL;
Karel Jozef Florent Bolckmans, Hoogstraten, BE;
Yvonne Maria Van Houten, Naaldwijk, NL;
Adelmar Emmanuel Van Baal, Delft, NL;
Radbout Timmer, The Hague, NL;
Damien Marc Morel, Nantes, FR;
Koppert B.V., Berkel en Rodenrijs, NL;
Abstract
The present invention in general relates to the field of biological crop protection by use of predatory mites. More particularly the present invention relates to a mite composition comprising a predatory mite and a prey. Such a mite composition is suitable for rearing the predatory mite and/or for crop protection using the predatory mite. The prey in the composition comprises individuals of at least onemite species, wherein at least a fraction of theindividuals is immobilized. The composition is characterized in that immobilizedindividuals are contacted with a fungus reducing agent.