TABLE 5.
Insects killed by P. luminescens HPLC-purified toxin
| Common name | Order | Genus and species | Method of toxin introduction
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | − | + |
n = 10 insects/group. +, >30% mortality; −, no insect mortality.
n = 10 insects/group. +, 100% mortality.
ND, not determined.