Insecticide resistance assay
AssigneesAgdia, Inc., North Carolina State University
InventorsR. Michael Roe, Woodward D. Bailey, Fred Gould, George G. Kennedy, Chester L. Sutula
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Abstract
Methods of assaying insects for pesticide resistance and to identify insect species are based on feeding disruption caused by insecticide such as the biopesticide Bacillius thuringiensis toxin (Bt). Further provided are methods for monitoring insecticide resistance in a population of insects, as well as methods of screening compounds for insecticidal activity. Insecticide resistance can be assessed at the level of an individual insect or at population levels. Apparatus and dehydrated insect meal pads useful in such assays are described.
Claims59
A container for housing insects, comprising:
- (a) a chamber having a floor, sidewalls extending from said floor and an open end portion;
- (b) a seal member removably attached to said container and configured to close the open end portion;
- (c) a dehydrated insect meal pad contained within said chamber;
- wherein the meal pad substantially covers the floor of said container;
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- (d) a platform layer partially overlying said meal pad.
A container for housing insects, comprising:
- (a) a chamber having a floor, sidewalls extending from said floor and an open end portion;
- (b) a seal member removably attached to said container and configured to close the open end portion;
- (c) a dehydrated insect meal pad partially overlying said floor;
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- (d) a platform layer overlying meal pad, said platform layer having a hole therein, wherein said meal pad substantially overlies said hole.
A container for housing insects, comprising:
- (a) a chamber having a floor, sidewalls extending from said floor and an open end portion;
- (b) a seal member removably attached to said container and configured to close the open end portion;
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- (c) a dehydrated insect meal pad contained within said chamber, the pad comprising a marker substance that imparts a detectable characteristic to insect feces.
A container for housing insects, comprising:
- (a) a chamber having a floor, sidewalls extending from said floor and an open end portion, wherein the floor of said chamber is formed of a water-permeable material;
- (b) a seal member removably attached to said container and configured to close the open end portion;
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- (c) a dehydrated insect meal pad contained within said chamber.
The container of claim 57, wherein said meal pad is a disk partially overlying said floor of said container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.