Table 1 Potency of AfIP-1A/1B against Diabrotica corn pests in artificial diet bioassay.

From: An Alcaligenes strain emulates Bacillus thuringiensis producing a binary protein that kills corn rootworm through a mechanism similar to Cry34Ab1/Cry35Ab1

Insecta

Activity, ppm (95% confidence limits)

LC50

IC50

WCR

30.4 (19.6–43.3)

11.5 (6.9–15.7)

NCR

11.2 (3.0–16.9)

3.3 (2.2–4.5)

SCR

>240b

66.7 (2.4–186.2)

  1. AfIP-1A and AfIP-1B were assayed at a 1:1 ratio with values representing combined mass of both components. aWCR, western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera), NCR, northern corn rootworm (D. barberi), SCR, southern corn rootworm (D. undecimpunctata). b12.5% mortality at 240 ppm.
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