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US 2016/0113287 A1Published application
Novel nylanderia pubens virus
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
InventorsSteven M. Valles, David H. Oi
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Abstract
At least one novel virus capable of infecting crazy ants (Nylanderia fulva) is isolated, along with polynucleotide sequences and amino acid sequences of the virus. The virus is capable of be used as a biopesticide to control populations of crazy ants.
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A biopesticide comprising a virus that infects and kills crazy ants, crazy ant food source, and, optionally, a carrier, wherein said virus comprises a polynucleotide having a sequence which encodes an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
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