ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,765,558, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to BIO INSUMOS NATIVA SPA (Talca, Chile).

"Biological insecticide formulation, free of chemical products, for insect pest control in plants" was invented by Paulo Andres Escobar Valdes (Talca, Chile), Eduardo Patricio Donoso Cuevas (Talca, Chile) and Gustavo Adolfo Lobos Prats (Talca, Chile).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Chemical-free, biological insecticide formulation for the control of insect pests in plants, wherein said formulation comprises Bacillus subtilis strain No. 5 NRRL 50391, at defined concentrations, palatability enhancers or attractants, a carrier selected from clays, kaolin, tale,...