Synergistic bacillus thuringiensis subsp. aizawai and chlorantraniliprole mixtures for diamondback moth, beet armyworm, soybean looper, corn earworm, cabbage looper, and southwestern corn borer control
AssigneeValent BioSciences Corporation
InventorsDeanna Branscome, Roger Storey, Russell Eldridge, Emily Brazil
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Abstract
The present invention generally relates to the use of synergistic amounts of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. aizawai and chlorantraniliprole for the control of Diamondback Moth, Beet Armyworm, Soybean Looper, Corn Earworm, Cabbage Looper, and Southwestern Corn Borer. Specifically, the synergistic ratio of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. aizawai to chlorantraniliprole is from about 1:0.00003 to about 1:3.
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A method of controlling a crop plant pest selected from the group consisting of Plutella spp., Spodoptera spp., Chrysodeixis spp., Helicoverpa spp., Trichoplusia spp. and Diatraea spp. comprising applying a pesticidally effective amount of a composition comprising Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. aizawai and chlorantraniliprole to a plant, wherein the ratio of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. aizawai to chlorantraniliprole is from about 1:0.00003 to about 1:3.
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