INSECTICIDAL PEPTIDES FROM SEGESTRIA SP. SPIDER VENOM

摘要

This invention relates to insecticidally effective peptides isolated from the spider, Segestria sp., characterized by their paralytic effect on insect pests and low mammalian toxicity. This invention also discloses the cDNA sequences of the peptides, methods for producing recombinant peptides, and methods of utilizing these peptides as insectidical agents.