SBIR/STTR Research Award

PLODIA INTERPUNCTELLA 6

Award identifier d8376d587a1ac9b63581d514234bc8fba15ab4cd2dc6c719642c71725762591cAwarding agency Department of Agriculture

Award amount

$50,000

Program and phase

SBIR · Phase I

Award year

1986

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Award details

Awarding agency
Department of Agriculture
Branch
Not reported
Recipient company
Microgenesys Inc.
Proposal award date
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Contract end date
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UEI
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Solicitation number
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Topic code
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Research abstract

THE INDIAN MEAL MOTH (IMM), PLODIA INTERPUNCTELLA (HUBNER), IS A STORED PRODUCTS PEST OF WORLDWIDE IMPORTANCE. DUE TO ITS INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE, IMM HAS BECOME DIFFICULT TO CON TROL. A GRANULOSIS VIRUS (PIGV) HAS SHOWN CONSIDERABLE POTENTIAL IN CONTROLLING IMM. MICROGENESYS,INC. PROPOSES TO CONDUCT EXPERIMENTS TO INVESTIGATE THE COMMERCIAL APPLICATION OF PIGV. THE MOST ECONOMICAL METHOD OF PIGV PR PRODUCTION IS IN THE INSECT HOST. THEREFORE, MASS-REARING TECHNIQUES AND METHODS TO MAXIMIZE VIRUS YIELD WILL BE DEVELOPED. BIOASSAY METHODS, MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION, EFFICACY, AND STORAGE LIFE OF DIFFERENT FORMULATIONS WILL ALL BE THOROUGHLY TESTED.

Technology keywords

Not reported

Agency intelligence

Department of Agriculture

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