Patent ID: 6455036
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: A01N

Abstract:
A granular biocontrol formulation comprising: (1) a biocontrol agent for an agricultural pest selected from the group consisting of insects, weeds, crop diseases, and detrimental nematodes, said agent being pathogenic upon contact or ingestion by said pest and selected from the group consisting of bacteria, fungi, viruses, microsporidians, protozoa, nematodes and pathogenic components of said agents; (2) a water absorbent material; (3) a membrane stabilization agent; and (4) a granulating agent, wherein the biocontrol agent is in aqueous suspension, wherein the water absorbent material binds with available water in the suspension of biocontrol agent, wherein the amount of membrane stabilization agent is in the range of about 10-65% by dry weight of the complete formulation and wherein the aqueous suspension of biocontrol agent, the water absorbent material, the membrane stabilization agent and the granulating agent exist in said formulation as a blended mixture.