Technology Description:
The invention is a granular formulation of biocontrol agents which can be rehydrated toform a sprayable composition or applied in granular form. The primary components include abiocontrol agent, a water absorbing material, a membrane stabilization agent and a granulatingagent. The formulation is clean and easy to handle. The invention has low toxicity and a longershelf life than other formulations. The biocontrol agent can be any natural or synthetic material ororganism which is pathogenic against a target pest. These biological controls include, bacteria,fungi, yeasts, viruses, microsporidians, protozoa, nematodes, plasmids, phages and DNA/RNAconstructs. In the case of B.t., for example, vegetative cells, spores or proteinaceous crystals canbe easily incorporated into the formula.
Reference:
Please refer to USPN 6,455,036 (Docket #0041.96), which issued on September 24, 2002. Foreign rights are available.
Inventors:
| Paul C. Quimby |
Jennifer L. Birdsall |
| USDA, ARS, RW&CR |
USDA, ARS, RW&CR |
| Montana State University |
Montana State University |
| Bozeman, MT 59717 |
Bozeman, MT 59717 |
| (406) 994-4526 |
(406) 994-4526 |
|
| William J. Connick Jr. |
Anthony Caesar |
| USDA, ARS, SRRC |
USDA, ARS, RW&CR |
| 1100 Robert E. Lee Blvd. |
Montana State University |
| New Orleans, LA 70179 |
Bozeman, MT 59717 |
| (504) 286-4511 / Fax: (504) 286-4367 |
(406) 994-4526 |
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Patent Number: 6455036