US Patent Number
9,770,033
Publication Date
9-26-2017
Abstract
Disclosed are genetically modified nudiviruses capable of being sexually transmitted by an insect useful for controlling pest populations. The genetically modified nudiviruses are capable of causing sterility in a target population of insects. Also disclosed are insects infected with the disclosed genetically modified nudiviruses, methods of making the genetically modified nudiviruses, and methods of using the genetically modified nudiviruses to control an insect pest population.
Assignees
University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, KY (US), Lepidext, Lexington, KY (US)
Application Number
15/154,069
Filing Date
05/13/2016
Recommended Citation
Webb, Bruce; Steele, Kendra Hitz; and Fath-Goodin, Angelika, "Composition and Methods for Pest Control Management" (2017). Entomology Faculty Patents. 8.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/entomology_patents/8
