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IIBBL Products
Useful Products and Insect Control Measures Under Development in the Invasive Insect Biocontrol and Behavior Laboratory
A variety of useful biocontrol products are currently under development. These include:
Microbial insecticides containing living pathogens (bacteria, fungi, and viruses), such as a novel insecticidal species of Chromobacterium.
- Beneficial insects, such as parasites and predators of pest insects and new crop management systems for their use.
- Natural bio-based products and their formulations, such as feeding attractants and deterrents of pest insects and sex pheromones to disrupt mating.
Products enabling research and discovery, such as specialized artificial insect diets for pest insect species, and a large number of continuous cell lines from more than a dozen species of insects developed for use in protein expression systems or in testing of biologically active materials.
- Modern research systems, such as new methods to modify insect cells and a method to detect transgenic proteins.
- Methods for selecting insect-resistant plant varieties including crops producing pathogen-derived insecticidal compounds.
We welcome inquiries from interested parties concerning any of these materials.
Beltsville Area Technology Transfer Office
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Last Modified: 10/02/2007
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