Table 1 Acute oral toxicities of five Bt to the GWM larvae

From: Greater wax moth control in apiaries can be improved by combining Bacillus thuringiensis and entrapments

Bt

n

R2

LC50 (µg/g) a

Toxic regression equations

G033A

288

0.9217

5.999 (3.960–9.089)

y = 1.6084x + 3.7485

G033A-1

288

0.8962

10.007 (8.279–12.095)

y = 2.5536x + 2.4457

KN11

288

0.9640

3.004 (2.482–3.635)

y = 2.2824x + 3.9098

KN11-1

336

0.8083

7.044 (5.603–8.855)

y = 2.4482x + 2.9244

BiotGm

284

0.9730

1.772 (1.441−2.180)

y = 2.1645x + 4.4622

  1. aLethal concentration, with 95% confidence intervals in parentheses, causing 50% larval mortality at 120 h after feeding a artificial diet mixed with Bt.
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