Patents Assigned to Pietro Industries, Inc.
  • Fly pest control in mushroom cultivation
    Patent number: 6367192
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the field of dipteran pest control in the commercial production of mushrooms. The present invention is directed to preparations comprising mushroom spawn, compost, and casing mixed with thermophilic, spore forming bacteria and supplement, as well as methods for the use of such preparations for the control of Dipteran pests and the production of improved mushroom crops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignees: Sylvan America, Inc., Pietro Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Clifford B. O. Keil, Peter Alonzo, Jr., Dennis W. Wheeler