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by Frank Vinluan, NCBiotech Writer May 7, 2021 .
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Vestaron’s Spear line of products showed how peptides can point the way to control of crop pests in a way that’s safe for people, beneficial insects, and the environment. Now the biopesticides startup is making progress toward bringing growers a second line of products that work in a similar manner.
Vestaron recently submitted its Basin biopesticide family to the Environmental Protection Agency for review.
Research Triangle Park-based Vestaron develops biopesticides that target the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor of the insect’s nervous system. Synthetic chemistries that are the basis of older pesticides also target this receptor, but pests can develop resistance to them, and they can also harm bees, which are helpful as plant pollinators.