Patents Assigned to MSTRS Technologies, Inc.
  • Method for soybean aphid population suppression and monitoring using aphid- and host-plant-associated semiochemical compositions
    Patent number: 7589122
    Abstract: Soybean volatile compounds, soybean aphid-induced volatile compounds and soybean aphid sex pheromones are semiochemicals of the invention used to suppress soybean aphid population. Methyl salicylate is an embodiment of a soybean aphid-induced volatile compound useful in the invention. Benzaldehyde is an embodiment of a soybean host plant volatile compound useful in the invention. Also useful as sex pheromones are nepetalactol and nepetalactone. The compounds may be blended in a preferred embodiment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: MSTRS Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Junwei Zhu, Thomas Baker
  • Method for soybean aphid population suppression and monitoring using aphid-and host-plant-associated semiochemical compositions
    Publication number: 20050249769
    Abstract: Soybean volatile compounds, soybean aphid-induced volatile compounds and soybean aphid sex pheromones are semiochemicals of the invention used to suppress soybean aphid population. Methyl salicylate is an embodiment of a soybean aphid-induced volatile compound useful in the invention. Benzaldehyde is an embodiment of a soybean host plant volatile compound useful in the invention. Also useful as sex pheromones are nepetalactol and nepetalactone. The compounds may be blended in a preferred embodiment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2005
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Applicant: MSTRS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Junwei Zhu, Thomas Baker