Developing Next Generation Insecticides
- Summary
- Researchers at Purdue University have developed a method for targeting G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) mediated processes that are essential for the growth, development, and survival of mosquitoes, ticks, and other invertebrates. This method allows for the identification of novel, small molecules that could be used to develop new insecticides and acaricides to control these populations and minimize cost and suffering.
- Technology Benefits
- Allows for screening of compounds that could potentially be used as insecticides and acaricidesHelp control mosquito, tick, and other invertebrate populations
- Technology Application
- BiotechnologyAgricultural Industry
- Detailed Technology Description
- Catherine HillPurdue Agriculture
- Countries
- United States
- Application No.
- None
- *Abstract
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- *Background
- Invertebrates, such as insects and ticks, affect the health of humans and animals and are responsible for substantial agricultural and property damage. The societal costs associated with invertebrate pests in dollars, time, and suffering are monumental. To combat these problems, insecticides have been used for insect control. Insecticide and acaricide development have been guided predominantly by empirical, whole organism, phenotypic screening for new chemical structures.
- *IP Issue Date
- None
- *IP Type
- Other Patent
- *Stage of Development
- Proof of Concept
- *Web Links
- Purdue Office of Technology CommercializationPurdueInnovation and EntrepreneurshipCatherine HillPurdue Agriculture
- Country/Region
- USA
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