3327 results about "Pest insect" patented technology

The present invention relates to control of pest infestation by inhibiting one or more biological functions. The invention provides methods and compositions for such control. By feeding one or more recombinant double stranded RNA molecules provided by the invention to the pest, a reduction in pest infestation is obtained through suppression of gene expression. The invention is also directed to methods for making transgenic plants that express the double stranded RNA molecules, and to particular combinations of transgenic pesticidal agents for use in protecting plants from pest infestation.

Compositions and methods for controlling pests are provided. The methods involve transforming organisms with a nucleic acid sequence encoding an insecticidal protein. In particular, the nucleic acid sequences are useful for preparing plants and microorganisms that possess insecticidal activity. Thus, transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, plant tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions are insecticidal nucleic acids and proteins of bacterial species. The sequences find use in the construction of expression vectors for subsequent transformation into organisms of interest including plants, as probes for the isolation of other homologous (or partially homologous) genes. The pesticidal proteins find use in controlling, inhibiting growth or killing Lepidopteran, Coleopteran, Dipteran, fungal, Hemipteran and nematode pest populations and for producing compositions with insecticidal activity.

The present invention relates to a novel strain of Bacillus sp. D747 (deposited as FERM BP-8234) and methods for controlling plant diseases and insect pests, comprising administering cultures of Bacillus sp. D747 (including the viable bacteria) or viable bacteria isolated by culturing, on the plant parts such as roots, stems, leaves, seeds, and the like, or in the culture soil.

The present invention is directed to controlling plant pest infestation, and particularly plant nematode infestation, by inhibiting one or more biological functions in the plant pest. The invention discloses methods and compositions for use in controlling plant pest infestation by providing one or more different recombinant double stranded RNA molecules in the diet of the pest in order to achieve a reduction in pest infestation through suppression of pest gene expression. The invention is also directed to methods for making transgenic plants that express the double stranded RNA molecules, to methods for detecting cells comprising the disclosed sequences, and to methods for detecting the disclosed sequences in biological samples.

The present invention relates to genetic control of infestation by insect pest species, particularly prevention and/or control of pest infestation of plants, using interfering ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules. The invention provides transgenic plants that (i) express or are capable of expressing interfering RNAs of the invention and (ii) are resistant to infestation by insect pest species.

Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1,

wherein

• • R¹ is halogen, C₁-C₂ haloalkyl or C₁-C₂ haloalkoxy;
  • R² is H, halogen or cyano;
  • R³ is H, halogen or CF₃;
  • R⁴ is H, C₂-C₇ alkylcarbonyl or C₂-C₇ alkoxycarbonyl; and
  • R⁵ is C₁-C₆ alkyl or C₁-C₆ haloalkyl, each substituted with one substituent independently selected from hydroxy, C₁-C₆ alkoxy, C₁-C₆ alkylthio, C₁-C₆ alkylsulfinyl, C₁-C₆ alkylsulfonyl, C₂-C₇ alkylaminocarbonyl, C₃-C₉ dialkylaminocarbonyl, C₂-C₇ haloalkylaminocarbonyl and C₃-C₉ halodialkylaminocarbonyl.

Also disclosed are compositions containing the compounds of Formula 1 and methods for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising contacting the invertebrate pest or its environment with a biologically effective amount of a compound or a composition of the invention.

The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.

The invention disclosed in this document is related to field of pesticides and their use in controlling pests.

An attractant for the stem-eating pests is prepared from alpha-pinene (30-70 wt.%), beta-pinene (2-25), acetaldehyde (18-78) and solvent (2-20). Its advantages are low cost, broad spectrum and high effect.

The invention discloses a fluoro methoxylpyrazole-containing o-formylaminobenzamide compound shown as a structural formula (I) or agriculturally suitable salts thereof, a synthesis method and application thereof. The fluoro methoxylpyrazole-containing o-formylaminobenzamide compound has the advantages of effectiveness, low toxicity, low cost and environmental safety and can be used for preventingand removing various pests in the fields of agriculture and horticulture or pests parasitized on animals. The fluoro methoxylpyrazole-containing o-formylaminobenzamide compound has very high activityon lepidopteran pests (plutella xylostella, spodoptera exigua and cotton bollworm), hemipteran pests (black peach aphid and aphis craccivora koch), homopteran pests (nilaparvata lugens), dipteran pests (liriomyza trifolii) and leaf beetle pests (phaedon conchleariae). Particularly, good effect on the lepidopteran pests, the hemipteran pests and the dipteran pests can be achieved under the condition of low dosage of the compound.

The invention discloses a novel remote real-time intelligent monitoring system for injurious insects and a monitoring method implemented by the system. The novel remote real-time intelligent monitoring system and the monitoring method are mainly used in the field of monitoring for injurious insects. The monitoring system mainly comprises modules such as power equipment, a trap, a counting system, an environmental information collecting system, a central control system and a safety detection system, and is characterized in that statistics of the quantity of trapped injurious insects is relevant to change of current in the trap, and insect condition monitoring information can be directly acquired after relevant instructions are transmitted. The novel remote real-time intelligent monitoring system and the monitoring method have the advantages that functions of trapping the injurious inspect, counting the injurious insects by the aid of a power grid, transmitting data, receiving the information and the like are implemented by the different modules of the system, so that effects of efficiently killing the trapped injurious insects, accurately counting the injurious insects and timely reporting the insect condition information are realized, a series phenomena such as mistaken reporting, missed reporting and information transmission lag are prevented, and the requirement on large-scale and systematic forecasting for various injurious insects during agricultural production is met.

A method of predicting phenomenon related to climate, and a method of doing business using the prediction analysis is provided. Specifically, the prediction of pest growth and activity, as indicated by weather conditions is provided to assist in crop and turf management. The accuracy of the present prediction method is enhanced by supplementing historical average weather data with current year-to-date measurements and forecast data in the same analysis. The incorporation of current short-term data, along with historical average data provides sensitivity to climatic phenomenon. A method of doing business of providing prediction analysis for a fee through computer facilitated interface is also provided.

Compositions and methods for controlling pests are provided. The methods involve transforming organisms with a nucleic acid sequence encoding an insecticidal protein. In particular, the nucleic acid sequences are useful for preparing plants and microorganisms that possess insecticidal activity. Thus, transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, plant tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions are insecticidal nucleic acids and proteins of bacterial species. The sequences find use in the construction of expression vectors for subsequent transformation into organisms of interest including plants, as probes for the isolation of other homologous (or partially homologous) genes. The pesticidal proteins find use in controlling, inhibiting growth or killing Lepidopteran, Coleopteran, Dipteran, fungal, Hemipteran and nematode pest populations and for producing compositions with insecticidal activity.

The present invention concerns methods for controlling insect infestation via RNAi- mediated gene silencing, whereby the intact insect cell(s) are contacted with a double-stranded RNA from outside the insect cell(s) and whereby the double-stranded RNA is taken up by the intact insect cell(s). In one particular embodiment, the methods of the invention are used to alleviate plants from insect pests. Alternatively, the methods are used for treating and/or preventing insect infestation on a substrate or a subject in need of such treatment and/or prevention. Suitable insect target genes and fragments thereof, dsRNA constructs, recombinant constructs and compositions are disclosed.

A device and related method for monitoring, detecting and/or controlling pests such as rodents and insects, including termites, are disclosed which comprises: (a) encouraging a first characteristic behavior by the pests that is indicative of the presence of one or more of the pests; (b) discouraging a second characteristic behavior by the pests that at least partially interferes with detection of the first characteristic behavior; and (c) observing, detecting or sensing an occurrence of the first characteristic behavior by one or more of the pests. In one embodiment, the device comprises at least one photonic device; a light conductive assembly in optical association with the at least one photonic device, the assembly comprising first and second spaced apart components having first and second opposed light transmitting surfaces forming between them a spatial region adapted to contain a pest bait member comprised of one or more materials susceptible to consumption or displacement by the pests.