[CFU - 1x10^11 spores per gm/ Powder]

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         Bacillus Thuringiensis is a Gram-positive, soil-dwelling bacterium, commonly used as a biological pesticide.Spores and crystalline insecticidal proteins produced by Bacillus Thuringiensis have been used to control insect pests

        Bacillus Thuringiensis is the only microbial insecticide widely using to control lepidopteron pests in many agricultural crops.

        B. thuringiensis crystal proteins induce the formation of pores in membranes of susceptible cells. In vitro binding studies with radiolabeled toxins demonstrated a strong correlation between the specificity of B. thuringiensis toxins and the interaction with specific binding sites on the insect midgut epithelium. The expression of B. thuringiensis crystal proteins in plant-associated microorganisms and in transgenic plants has been reported. These approaches are potentially powerful strategies for the protection of agriculturally important crops against insect damage.

Advantage:

1. It controls lepidoptera pest against all the crops. It effectively controls Looper Caterpillar in tea.

Crops:

Cereals, Pulses, Vegetables, Fruit crops, Cole crops, Orchards, fiber crops, Cut flowers Ornamentals in greenhouses; nurseries, lawns and landscape.

Target Pests:

Caterpillars, Weevils, Leafhoppers, Bugs, Grubs and Leaf-feeding insects

Shelf Life: - Above 18 Months