Table 1.
Examples of common commercially available entomopathogenic bacteria (EPB) and their target insect groups.
| Bacteria | Target Pest | Crops | PRODUCT (Company, Country) |
|---|---|---|---|
| B. acillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki | Lepidoptera | Row crops, forests, orchards, forests turfs | CRYMAX (Certis, USA) |
| DELIVER (Certis, USA) | |||
| JAVELIN WG (Certis, USA) | |||
| COSTAR JARDIN; COSTAR WG (Mitsui AgriScience International NV, Belgium) | |||
| LEPINOX PLUS (CBC, Europe) | |||
| BACTOSPEINE JARDIN EC (Duphar BV, The Netherlands) | |||
| DOLPHIN (Andermatt Biocontrol, Switzerland) | |||
| BMP 123 (Becker, USA) | |||
| DIPEL DF (Valent Biosciences, USA) | |||
| LEAP (Valent Biosciences, USA) | |||
| FORAY 48 B (Valent Biosciences, USA) | |||
| B. thuringiensis subsp. aizawai | Lepidoptera | Row crops, orchards | CRYMAX (Certis, USA) |
| AGREE 50 WG (Certis, USA) | |||
| XENTARI (Valent Biosciences, USA) | |||
| FLORBAC (Bayer, Germany) | |||
| B. thuringiensis subsp. tenebrionis | Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae | Potatoes, tomatoes, eggplant, elm trees | TRIDENT (Certis USA) |
| NOVODOR FC (Valent Biosciences, USA) | |||
| B. thuringiensis subsp. israelensis | Diptera | Diverse lentic and lotic aquatic habitats | AQUABAC DF3000, (Becker Microbial Products Inc, USA) |
| VECTOPRIME (Valent Biosciences, USA) | |||
| TEKNAR (Valent Biosciences, USA) | |||
| VECTOBAC (Valent Biosciences, USA) | |||
| BACTIMOS (Valent Biosciences, USA) | |||
| SOLBAC (Andermatt Biocontrol, Switzerland) | |||
| Lysinibacillus sphaericus | Diptera: Culicidae | Lentic aquatic habitats | VECTOLEX (Valent Biosciences, USA) |
| Serratia entomophila | Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae | Pastures | BIOSHIELD GRASS GRUB (Biostart, New Zealand) |
| Paenibacillus popilliae | Japanese beetle larvae/grub | Lawns, flowers, mulch beds, gardens | MILKY SPORE POWDER (St. Gabriel Organics, USA) |