Edwin F Lewis

US Patent:

6524601, Feb 25, 2003

Filed:

Jun 8, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/875972

Inventors:

David I. Shapiro - Macon GA
Robert Behle - Morton IL
Michael R. McGuire - Bakersfield CA
Edwin E. Lewis - Blacksburg VA

Assignee:

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture - Washington DC
Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc. - Blacksburg VA

International Classification:

A01N 2500

US Classification:

424405, 424407, 424408, 424409, 424410, 424418, 424499

Abstract:

Pesticidal and/or antimicrobial biological agent-infected arthropod cadavers are formulated by applying a coating agent once on the surface of the cadaver which either (a) prevents the cadavers from sticking together and/or rupturing or (b) acts as an adhesive for a powder or granule applied to the cadaver to prevent sticking and rupturing. The formulated cadavers maintain or improve infectivity, reproducibility, and survivability. The formulated cadavers can be partially desiccated to improve on shelf-life.

US Patent:

7374773, May 20, 2008

Filed:

Dec 4, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/726479

Inventors:

David I. Shapiro-Ilan - Macon GA, US
W. Louis Tedders - Perry GA, US
Edwin E. Lewis - Blacksburg VA, US

Assignee:

The United States as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture - Washington DC
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University - Blacksburg VA
Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc. - Blacksburg VA

International Classification:

A01N 25/32

US Classification:

424406, 119 67, 424 84, 4242651, 424405, 424410, 424538

Abstract:

Pesticidal and/or antimicrobial biological agent-infected hard-bodied arthropod cadavers, such as from the family Tenebrionidae are used to control pest and/or microbial infestations in agriculture, commercial and urban environments.