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US 8,507,013 B2Granted
Compositions for controlling insects
AssigneeTyratech, Inc.
InventorEssam Enan
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Abstract
The present invention comprises compositions, methods and cell lines related to controlling insects. An embodiment of a composition comprises a plant essential oil and targets at least one receptor of insects chosen from tyramine receptor, Or83b olfactory receptor, and Or43a olfactory receptor, resulting in a change in the intracellular levels of cAMP, Ca2+, or both in the insects.
Claims10
A composition for controlling an invertebrate pest, comprising para-cymene, linalool, thymol, and alpha-pinene, wherein the composition demonstrates a synergistic pesticidal or repellant effect.
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