Patent ID: 6355240
Filing Date: 2002-03-12
Classification: A01N,C07K,C12N

Abstract:
A recombinant insect virus comprising a heterologous gene which is operably linked to an early promoter, wherein the insect virus is a nuclear polyhedrosis virus; the heterologous gene encodes an insect controlling or modifying substance selected from the group consisting of LqhIT2, LqqIT2, BjIT2, LqhP35, SmpIT2, SmpCT2, SmpCT3, SmpMT, DK9.2, DK11, KD12, &mgr;-agatoxins, King Kong toxin, Pt6, NPS-326, NPS-331, NPS-373, and Tx4(6-1); and the early promoter is selected from the group consisting of 35K and DA26.