US 12,302,908 B2
Insect neuropeptides 4
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. 18/492,058.
Prior Publication US 2025/0127178 A1, Apr. 24, 2025
Int. Cl. A01N 63/50 (2020.01); A01P 7/04 (2006.01)
CPC A01N 63/50 (2020.01) [A01P 7/04 (2021.08)] 10 Claims
 
1. A method of inhibiting infestation of a plant by Plutella xylostella 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 a compound having the formula below, or a salt or solvate thereof:
 
 (SEQ ID NO: 2)
 
 [Hy]-GGSMTFSPRL-[NH2]
wherein [Hy] is hydrogen,
or a composition comprising the compound in admixture with one or more solvents, carriers, diluents, adjuvants, preservatives, dispersants, emulsifying agents, or synergists; wherein the composition comprises an effective amount of the compound.