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Manual of Biocontrol Agents Abbreviated Entry*

Active substance:

Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki (serotype 3a, 3b) HD 263

Nomenclature

Targets:

  • Epiphyas postvittana (light brown apple moth)
  • Helicoverpa zea (American bollworm, corn earworm, tomato fruitworm, New World bollworm)
  • Noctuidae (armyworm, cutworm, owlet moth, stem borers)
  • Pieridae (white butterfly, sulphur butterfly)
  • Pieris rapae (small white butterfly)
  • Plutella xylostella (diamondback moth)
  • Tortricidae (tortrix moth, leafroller moth)

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Biogeography:

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Biological Activity

Mode of Action:

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Toxicology

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Environmental Fate:

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IRAC:

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Commercialisation

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This is an extract from the Manual of Biocontrol Agents produced by the BCPC. The manual has been substantially revised and updated to reflect the growth and maturity of the global biocontrol industry. It contains up-to-date, accurate and comprehensive information on over 200 active substances which are commercially available in products including:
  • 90+ micro-organisms
  • 15+ botanicals
  • 80+ macro-organisms
  • 31+ semiochemicals