Abstract: A diagnostic or control composition is useful to characterize or control insects and comprises a nucleotide sequence coding for juvenile hormone esterase (JHE). The coding sequence may be combined with a promoter sequence regulating the transcription thereof in a recombinant expression vector for use in controlling insects having a juvenile hormone esterase dependency. Preferred embodiments of the invention are recombinant baculoviruses in which a mutated JHE coding sequence provides relatively rapid speed of kill in insects.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 10, 1992
Date of Patent:
July 1, 1997
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California
Inventors:
Bruce D. Hammock, Terry N. Hanzlik, Lawrence G. Harshman, Bryony C. Bonning, Vernon K. Ward
Abstract: A diagnostic or control composition is useful to characterize or control insects and comprises a nucleotide sequence coding for juvenile hormone esterase (JHE). The coding sequence may be combined with a promoter sequence regulating the transcription thereof in a recombinant expression vector for use in controlling insects having a juvenile hormone esterase dependency. Preferred embodiments of the invention are recombinant baculoviruses in which a mutated JHE coding sequence provides relatively rapid speed of kill in insects.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 12, 1995
Date of Patent:
October 7, 1997
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California
Inventors:
Bruce D. Hammock, Terry N. Hanzlik, Lawrence G. Harshman, Bryony C. Bonning, Vernon K. Ward
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