Control of pests in maize by ginkgolides and bilobalide
AssigneeBASF SE
InventorsBirgit Gockel, Joachim Dickhaut, Daniel Saelinger
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Abstract
Described herein is a method for controlling pests of a maize plant, including the step of contacting the maize plant, parts of the maize plant, or its propagation material with components of the ginkgo tree selected from bilobalide, ginkgolide A, ginkgolide B, ginkgolide C, ginkgolide J, ginkgolide M, and mixtures thereof. Further described herein is the use of the components of the ginkgo tree for controlling pests on the maize plant, parts of the maize plant, or its plant propagation material.
Claims13
A method for controlling pests selected from the family of Pentatomidae, Thripidae, or a combination thereof of a genetically modified maize plant having at least one toxin of Bacillus thuringiensis formed in the plant, the method comprising contacting the maize plant, parts of the maize plant, or its propagation material with components of a ginkgo tree selected from the group consisting of bilobalide, ginkgolide A, ginkgolide B, ginkgolide C, ginkgolide J and ginkgolide M, and mixtures thereof:
- wherein the genetically modified maize plant has at least one toxin of Bacillus thuringiensis formed in the plant;
- wherein the pests are selected from the family of Pentatomidae, Thripidae, or a combination thereof;
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- wherein said pests contact said components of a ginkgo tree.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.