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. 1998 Aug;64(8):3029–3035. doi: 10.1128/aem.64.8.3029-3035.1998

TABLE 5.

Insects killed by P. luminescens HPLC-purified toxin

Common name Order Genus and species Method of toxin introduction
Orala Injectionb
Tobacco hornworm Lepidoptera Manduca sexta + +
Wax moth larva Lepidoptera Galleria mellonella + +
Mealworm Coleoptera Tenebrio molitor + +
Pharaoh ant Hymenoptera Monomorium pharaonis +  NDc
German cockroach Dictyoptera Blattella germanica + +
American cockroach Dictyoptera Periplaneta americana +
a

n = 10 insects/group. +, >30% mortality; −, no insect mortality. 

b

n = 10 insects/group. +, 100% mortality. 

c

ND, not determined.