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US 5,702,703 AGranted
Bacillus thuringiensis toxin enhancer
AssigneeMycogen Corporation
InventorsH. Ernest Schnepf, Brian Stockhoff, Mark Knuth
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Abstract
The activity of pesticides is enhanced by application of a zwittermicin antibiotic in combination with insecticides. In particular, zwittermicin enhances the activity of Bacillus thuringiensis .delta.-endotoxins.
Claims11
A method of enhancing the activity of a pesticide which comprises applying the pesticide in combination with zwittermicin A, zwittermicin Ac, or mixtures thereof in pesticidal-enhancing amounts.
A pesticidal composition which comprises components (a), (b), and (c);
- wherein component (a) is a pesticide;
- component (b) is selected from the group consisting of a pesticidal-enhancing amount of zwittermicin A, zwittermicin Ac, or mixtures thereof;
- and component (c) is an agriculturally acceptable formulation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.