Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for 'Integrated Pest Management Method For Selective Control Of Sucking Pests In Okra Using Entomopathogenic Fungi' Filed by Dhairyashil Lad; Elangbam Singh; Mahesh Gaikwad; and R. P. Basugade

MUMBAI, India, Feb. 27 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202521131776 A) filed by Dhairyashil Lad; Elangbam Singh; Mahesh Gaikwad; and R. P. Basugade, Hingangaon Khurd, Maharashtra, on Dec. 25, 2025, for 'integrated pest management method for selective control of sucking pests in okra using entomopathogenic fungi.'

Inventor(s) include Dhairyashil Lad; Elangbam Singh; Mahesh Gaikwad; and R. P. Basugade.

The application for the patent was published on Feb. 27, under issue no. 09/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A new IPM method for okra is disclosed, combining selective insecticides (flonicamid, spinetoram, broflanilide, diafenthiuron) with entomopathogenic fungi...