US 12,245,596 B1
Insect neuropeptides 8
Julian A. T. Dow, East Dunbartonshire (GB); Shireen A. Davies, East Dunbartonshire (GB); Yousef Abul-Haija, East Dunbartonshire (GB); and Lewis Archibald, Glasgow (GB)
Assigned to Solasta Bio Limited, Glasgow (GB)
Filed by Solasta Bio Limited, Glasgow (GB)
Filed on Oct. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/492,050.
Int. Cl. A01P 7/04 (2006.01); A01N 63/50 (2020.01)
CPC A01N 63/50 (2020.01) [A01P 7/04 (2021.08)] 9 Claims
 
1. A method of inhibiting or preventing infestation of a plant by Plutella xylostella or Spodoptera frugiperda insects, the method comprising contacting the plant or a part thereof, or a site on which the plant is growing or is intended to be grown, with an effective amount of a compound having the formula: [Pyr]-LTFTSSWGG-[NH2] (SEQ ID NO: 2) or a salt or solvate thereof, wherein [Pyr] indicates pyroglutamate, or a composition comprising the effective amount of the compound in admixture with one or more solvents, carriers, diluents, adjuvants, preservatives, dispersants, emulsifying agents, or synergists.