Patents Assigned to Her Majesty in Right of Canada as respresented by the Minister of Agriculture
  • Method of protecting plants from thrips
    Publication number: 20030213169
    Abstract: The invention is a method of protecting a plant from thrips comprising the step of applying silica particles to a plant or a plant's surrounding area, wherein the silica particles are fumed silica particles or silica aerogel particles. The act of protecting a plant from thrips includes eradicating thrips, repelling thrips, preventing thrips infestation, inhibiting thrips feeding, inhibiting thrips egg laying, and/or preventing virus acquisition or transmission by thrips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: Her Majesty in Right of Canada as respresented by the Minister of Agriculture
    Inventor: Wayne Allen