COMBINATION OF FOUR VIP AND CRY PROTEIN TOXINS FOR MANAGEMENT OF INSECT PESTS IN PLANTS

• Main Authors: Sek Yee TAN, Joel J. SHEETS, Vimbai CHIKWANA, Kenneth E. NARVA
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: 01.08.2019
• Subjects: AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES, AS HERBICIDES; FISHING; FORESTRY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HUNTING; NEW PLANTS OR PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM; PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTSTHEREOF; TRAPPING

The subject invention includes methods and plants for controlling lepidopteran pests, especially soybean looper (Pseudoplusia includens) and velvet bean caterpillar (Anticarsia gemmatalis) insects. The plants, preferably soybean plants, comprise a combination of Cry1Ca, Cry1Ea, Cry2Aa, and Vip3Ab1 insecticidal proteins. Methods are described for using the plants to delay or prevent the development of resistance by insects. La presente invención incluye métodos y plantas para controlar plagas de lepidópteros, especialmente los insectos polilla de la soja (Pseudoplusia includens) y oruga de las leguminosas (Anticarsia gemmatalis). Las plantas, preferentemente plantas de soja, comprenden una combinación de proteínas insecticidas CrylCa, Cryl Ea, Cry2Aa y Vip3Abl. Se describen métodos para usar las plantas para retrasar o evitar el desarrollo de resistencia por parte de los insectos.