Chromobacterium formulations, compositions, metabloites and their uses
AssigneeMarrone Bio Innovations, Inc.
InventorsRatnakar Asolkar, James Namnath, Pamela Marrone
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Abstract
Stabilized biological pesticides comprising Chromobacterium species, filtrate, supernatant, extract or pesticidally active substance derived therefrom with pesticidal activity having improved shelf life due to maintenance of physical uniformity and longer insecticide activity after use due to higher resistance to degradation when exposed to sunlight are disclosed.
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A method for modulating infestation of a pest, wherein said pest is selected from an Acari, Muscidae, Drosophilidae, Anthomyidae, Aphididae, Triozidae, Tenebrionidae, and Scarabaiedae, in a location where modulation is desired comprising applying an amount of a composition obtained from an isolated strain of a Chromobacterium sp. effective for modulating said infestation.
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A stabilized biological pesticide composition comprising:
- (a) an isolated Chromobacterium species, or a whole cell broth, filtrate, supernatant, extract or pesticidally active substance derived therefrom with pesticidal activity;
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- (b) a sunlight protecting agent, wherein said sunlight protecting agent is a lignin salt and/or benzoic acid salt.
A method for stabilizing a composition against physical separation and loss of pesticidal activity due to exposure to sunlight, wherein said composition comprises an isolated Chromobacterium species, comprising providing an amount of a stabilizing agent to said composition effective to stabilize the composition against physical separation and loss of pesticidal activity due to exposure to sunlight.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.