Patents by Inventor Cyndy A. Shenkir

Cyndy A. Shenkir has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Ovipositional stimulant for trichogramma spp.
    Patent number: 4484539
    Abstract: K.sup.+, Mg.sup.2+, and SO.sub.4.sup.2- were important components eliciting oviposition by Trichogramma pretiosum Riley in aqueous solutions in artificial wax eggs. Ca.sup.2+ inhibited oviposition in a KCl-MgSO.sub.4 solution. The solutions most active in stimulating oviposition were 124.7-36.5 and 83.1-24.3 mM, respectively, of KCl-MgSO.sub.4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1983
    Date of Patent: November 27, 1984
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: William C. Nettles, Jr., Richard K. Morrison, Zhong-Neng Xie, Debra Ball, Cyndy A. Shenkir, S. Bradleigh Vinson