Patent ID: 6344193
Filing Date: 2002-02-05
Classification: A01N,C12N

Abstract:
A method for killing insect pests comprising:treating said insect pests with a combination of a genetically engineered insect virus from Autographa californica or Heliothis armigera expressing an insecticidal neurotoxin in said insect pests treated therewith, and a pyrethroid insecticide, wherein said treating is sufficient to (i) infect said insect pests with the genetically engineered insect virus so as to express said insecticidal neurotoxin in said insect pests and (ii) contact said insect pests with the pyrethroid insecticide; wherein the combination is effective to increase the speed of pest killing with respect to pest killing speed for insect pests either infected with the insect virus alone or contacted with the pyrethroid insecticide a lone.