Representative Microbial Insecticides
|
| Pathogen |
Brand Names |
Host Range |
| Bacteria |
| Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki |
Biobit, Javelin, Thuricide, Dipel |
Lepidopteran larvae |
| Bacillus thuringiensis var. aizawai |
Certan, Xentari, Agree, Florbac |
Lepidopteran larvae |
| Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis |
Teknar, Bactimos, Vectobac |
Dipteran larvae |
| Bacillus thuringiensis var. tenebrionis |
Trident II, M-Trak |
Coleopteran larvae |
| Bacillus popillae |
Doom, Japidemic, Milky Spore Disease |
Scarab beetle larvae |
|
| Protozoa |
| Nosema locustae |
Hopper Stopper, NOLO bait, Noloc |
Grasshoppers and Crickets |
|
| Fungi |
| Beauveria bassiana |
(under development) |
Larvae of soil dwelling insects |
| Hirsutella thompsoni |
Mycar |
Phytophagous mites |
| Lagenidium giganteum |
(under development) |
Mosquito larvae |
|
| Viruses |
| Nuclear polyhedrosis viruses |
Gypchek, Virox, Neochek-S, Virtuss |
Lepidopteran larvae |
| Granulosis virus |
Decyde |
Codling moth larvae |
|
| Nematodes |
| Steinernema feltiae |
Biosafe, Scanmask |
Soil- and wood-dwelling larvae |
| Heterorhabditis heliothidis |
Bioquest |
Soil-dwelling larvae |
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