Patent 5055293 Issued on October 8, 1991. Estimated Expiration Date: October 8, 2008. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
Corn rootworm infestations can be controlled by inoculating the soil with parasporal-inclusion forming species of Bacillus laterosporus to produce viable populations of that bacteria effective to reduce crop damage. Viable populations of B. laterosporus can be initiated by application to the soil, of effective amounts of vegetative cells or spores of the organism either in liquid suspensions, or as coatings on seeds or granular substrates.
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