Compositions and methods for control of insect infestations in plants
First Claim
1. A method for controlling Western Corn Rootworm infestation on a plant, comprising topically applying to the plant a pesticide composition comprising a dsRNA targeting for suppression an essential gene in the Western Corn Rootworm and providing the plant in the diet of the Western Corn Rootworm, wherein the plant comprises a nucleic acid sequence encoding at least a first Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal protein for controlling the Western Corn Rootworm.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to controlling pest infestation by inhibiting one or more biological functions in an invertebrate pest. The invention discloses methods and compositions for use in controlling pest infestation by feeding one or more different recombinant double stranded RNA molecules to the pest in order to achieve a reduction in pest infestation through suppression of gene expression. The invention is also directed to methods for making transgenic plants that express the double stranded RNA molecules, and to particular combinations of transgenic pesticidal agents for use in protecting plants from pest infestation.
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- 1. A method for controlling Western Corn Rootworm infestation on a plant, comprising topically applying to the plant a pesticide composition comprising a dsRNA targeting for suppression an essential gene in the Western Corn Rootworm and providing the plant in the diet of the Western Corn Rootworm, wherein the plant comprises a nucleic acid sequence encoding at least a first Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal protein for controlling the Western Corn Rootworm.
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