Patents Assigned to Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service
  • Male produced pheromone in (F.) and (kirby) (coleoptera: cerambycidae)
    Patent number: 8029814
    Abstract: Described herein is (E)-6,10-dimethyl-5,9-undecadien-2-ol (geranyl acetol), termed here fuscumol, which has been identified as a male-produced pheromone emitted by Tetropium fuscum (F.) and Tetropium cinnamopterum. Also described are novel derivatives thereof e.g. esters, methods for the synthesis thereof and to a composition comprising fuscumol plus host volatiles e.g. a synthetic blend of monoterpenes plus ethanol, for attracting male and female T. fuscum and female T. cinnamopterum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada as represented by the Minister of Natural Resources, Canada, Canadian Forest Service
    Inventors: Peter Silk, Jon Sweeney
  • Culture, formulation, and delivery techniques of Valdensinia heterodoxa, and its use as a biological control agent of salal (Gaultheria shallon)
    Patent number: 6913920
    Abstract: The invention disclosed relates to a naturally occurring fungus, Valdensinia heterodoxa, and to its culture, formulation and delivery systems, as well as its use as a biocontrol agent for salal (Gaultheria shallon Pursh.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service
    Inventors: Simon Francis Shamoun, Susanne Vogelgsang