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US 4,209,530 AGranted
Insect control compositions employing abscisic acid
AssigneeEndowment and Research Foundation at Montana State University
InventorSaralee N. Visscher
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Abstract
There are disclosed insect control compositions comprising abscisic acid and its analogs, and a method of controlling insects by inhibiting the reproduction thereof which comprises applying abscisic acid or an analog to plants on which the insects will feed.
Claims6
A method of controlling phytophagous insects selected from the group consisting of the Tettigoniidae and the Locustidae, which comprises applying abscisic acid contained in a carrier to plants wherein the concentration of said abscisic acid in said carrier ranges from about 6 mg per liter to about 60 mg per liter;
- and permitting said insects to feed on said plants, thereby reducing the ability of the said insects to reproduce and thus control the proliferation of the insects.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.