	US 11,963,528 B2
	Materials and methods for control of insect pests using entomopathogenic fungi
Sean Farmer, North Miami Beach, FL (US); and Ken Alibek, Solon, OH (US)
Assigned to Locus Solutions IPCo, LLC, Solon, OH (US)
Appl. No. 16/971,724
Filed by Locus Solutions IPCo, LLC, Solon, OH (US)
PCT Filed Feb. 26, 2019, PCT No. PCT/US2019/019535 § 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 21, 2020, PCT Pub. No. WO2019/165413, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 29, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/635,247, filed on Feb. 26, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0390106 A1, Dec. 17, 2020
Int. Cl. A01N 43/08 (2006.01); A01N 43/16 (2006.01); A01N 47/30 (2006.01); A01N 59/00 (2006.01); A01N 61/00 (2006.01); A01N 63/14 (2020.01); A01N 63/30 (2020.01)

CPC A01N 43/08 (2013.01) [A01N 61/00 (2013.01); A01N 63/14 (2020.01); A01N 63/30 (2020.01)]

9 Claims

1. A pesticidal composition comprising (a) an effective arthropod-controlling amount of one or more species of entomopathogenic fungi selected from the group consisting of Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana, (b) a chitinase inducer selected from the group consisting of chitin and silkworm crystals, (c) an abrasive, microscopically sharp substance having a particle size of 1 micrometer to 200 micrometer, selected from the group consisting of diatomaceous earth and pumice powder, and (d) a hemolymph anticoagulant selected from the group consisting of ascorbic acid, phenylthiourea, and a combination thereof, wherein said anticoagulant is present and its concentration does not exceed 0.1%; and wherein the pesticidal composition does not contain a chemical pesticide other than components (b), (c), and (d).