Materials and methods for controlling pests
AssigneeUniversity of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
InventorsBruce Russell Stevens, James P. Cuda, Lewis S. Long
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Abstract
The present invention provides materials and methods for pest control. The subject invention provides pesticidal compositions that contain one or more compounds that interact with organic solute transporter/ligand-gated ion channel multifunction polypeptides in the pest. Upon exposure to a target pest, these compositions either compromise pest growth and/or cause the death of the pest. In a preferred embodiment, the compositions of the subject invention contain one or more amino acids and/or amino acid analogs. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the methods of the subject invention involve exposing a pest to a composition that comprises methionine or leucine, or an analog thereof.
Claims39
A method for pest control wherein said method comprises exposing said pest to a compound which disrupts, within said pest, an organic solute transporter/ligand-gated ion channel protein.
A composition comprising a pesticidal amount of a compound which disrupts, within a target pest, an organic solute transporter/ligand-gated ion channel protein.
A method for identifying a CAATCH1 protein comprising the use of antibodies generated an epitope of SEQ ID NO:2, and detecting binding between said antibodies and said CAATCH1 protein.
A method for detecting CAATCH1 genes comprising the use of an oligonucleotide probe of SEQ ID NO:1, and detecting hybridization between said oligonucleotide probe and a target sequence.
A method for controlling a pest wherein said method comprises administering to said pest an effective amount of an amino acid or an analog thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.