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Paralytic Peptide For Use As A Insecticide

John M Stewart, Bradley J Steeves, Karl A Vernes

Research output: Patent

Abstract

The invention relates to a method of killing or immobilizing an insect comprising administering to the insect a low molecular weight peptide isolated from the submaxiliary saliva glands of shrews of the species 'Blarina'. The invention further relates to an insecticide composition comprising such a peptide.
Original languageEnglish
Patent number8003754
Publication statusPublished - 2011

Keywords

  • Cell Neurochemistry

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