Lepidext Inc is working to provide a solution to pest problems for grain growers - specifically, the corn earworm, which can cause up to $2 billion in damages every year in the US, and has continuously been one of the hardest pests to manage with even advanced control techniques. Lepidext Inc proposes Insterus-Hz as the solution. It is a strain of naturally occurring virus that affects the fertility of corn earworms; the company has isolated the virus and uses it to release sterilized earworm moths, reducing their population. “Insterus-Hz is a safer alternative to chemical pesticides highly specific to the corn earworm, and does not have the potential to harm non-target species.”

Business Based in Lexington, KY

Website - https://www.lepidext.com/