Table 1 Spectrum of activity testing from diet bioassays with the Cry1B.2 protein on target lepidopteran and non-lepidopteran insect species and the Cry1B.3 protein on FAW, CEW, and ECB.

From: Characterization of the spectrum of insecticidal activity of Cry1B.3, Cry1Da_7, and Vip3Cb1 proteins produced by lepidopteran-protected MON 89151 cotton

Common name (insect code)

Mean EC50 (95% CI) or maximum concentration tested (µg Cry1B.2/mL diet)

Mean EC50 (95% CI) (µg Cry1B.3/mL diet)

Activity on survival

Activity on growth4

Velvetbean caterpillar (VBC)

0.029 (0.021–0.040)

N/A

N/A3

N/A

Soybean looper (SBL)

6.2 (5.5–7.0)

N/A

N/A

N/A

Fall armyworm (FAW)

4.0 (2.8–5.7)

5.5 (4.6–6.5)

N/A

N/A

Corn earworm (CEW)

1.8 (1.6–2.1)

1.6 (1.4–1.7)

N/A

N/A

European corn borer (ECB)

0.47 (0.37–0.61)

0.26 (0.19–0.35)

N/A

N/A

Colorado potato beetle (CPB)

7001

N/A

No

No

Southern corn rootworm (SCR)

7001

N/A

No

No

Western corn rootworm (WCR)

483.642

N/A

No

No

Mexican bean beetle (MBB)

313.792

N/A

No

No

Neotropical brown stink bug (NBS)

7001

N/A

No

N/A

Western tarnished plant bug (WTP)

7001

N/A

No

N/A

Common fruit fly (CFF)

7001

N/A

No

No

  1. 1The highest concentration tested which showed no effect.
  2. 2Adjusted concentration based on protein stability in diet (Table S1), which showed no effect (Table S2).
  3. 3N/A = not applicable.
  4. 4Body mass for all applicable species.
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