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Applications of venom biodiversity in agriculture

2021; Elsevier BV; Volume: 1; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.bioeco.2021.100010

2667-0410

Álvaro Sérgio Oliveira, Antônio Luiz Fantinel, Felipe Dalzotto Artuzo, Letí­cia de Oliveira, Rodrigo B. Singer, Mário Luiz Conte da Frota Júnior, Homero Dewes, Edson Talamini,

Insect Utilization and Effects

Agriculture can benefit from the biotechnological use of animal venom biodiversity. We explored the patent database to find the prevailing applications of scorpion, snake, spider, bee, and wasp venoms for agricultural purposes. We searched for patents registered worldwide using the keywords “animal species” AND “venom” associated with the Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, based on Google Patents by November 2020. The results indicate an increasing frequency in patents related to animal venoms. Scorpion, snake, and wasp appeared most frequently, besides other species. The inventors concentrate on two subclasses, namely new plant varieties development (A01H) and biopesticides (A01N). Monsanto and other giant agricultural and biotechnology companies lead the list in the number of patents. New varieties of crops, like soybean, corn, cotton, rice, and wheat, are the most frequent inventions. The benefits of using natural venoms in insect-resistant plant varieties and biopesticides are pertinent to agriculture, the environment, and human health.