ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,751,460, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Andong National University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation (Andong-si, South Korea).

"Composition targeting V-ATPase for controlling Frankliniella occidentalis and method of controlling Frankliniella occidentalis using same" was invented by Yong Gyun Kim (Andong-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Proposed are a composition for controlling Frankliniella occidentalis by oral feeding, in which a dsRNA specific to V-ATPase in Frankliniella occidentalis is formulated into a liposomal form and a method of controlling Frankliniella occidentalis using the same. The composition contai...