BACTERIA

Pathogen: Bacillus thuringiensis
Formulations: Wettable powder
Trade name: Bt 8010, Rijin
Target host: Lepidoptera including Plutella xylostella, Pieris rapae, Helicoverpa zea, Dendrolimus punctatus and Ostrinia nubilalis
Crop/habitat: Vegetables, cotton, fruit trees, rice, maize, forestry and ornamentals
Company: Scientific & Technological Developing
Contact: Mr. Guo Yaorong, Dr. Xiang Guan; gx@e3000.fjau.edu.cn
Registration status: Yes
Which countries: P.R. China, Malaysia
Availability: Yes

Pathogen: Bacillus thuringiensis
Formulations: Granular feeding baits
Trade name: Bitayon^®
Target host: Batrachedra amydraula (lesser datepalm moth), other lepidopteran pests
Crop/habitat: Datepalm, vegetable and field crops
Company: Jewin-Joffe Industry Limited
Contact: Dr. Amos Navon; vpnavon@volcani.agr.gov.il
Registration status: Yes (datepalm since 1997)
Which countries: Israel
Availability: Yes

Pathogen: Bacillus thuringiesis
Trade name: Delfin^®, THURICIDE
Target host: Lepidoptera
Crop/habitat: Vegetables, ornamentals, orchards, tea, turf
Company: SDS Biotech K.K
Contact: Mr. Masaji Kinoshita, Dr. Satoshi Yamanaka
Registration status: Yes
Which countries: Japan, South-East Asia
Availability: Yes

Pathogen: Bacillus thuringiensis strain YBt-1520
Formulations: Wettable powder
Trade name: Mianfeng pesticide
Target host: Lepidoptera especially Helicoverpa armigera and Plutella xylostella
Crop/habitat: Cotton, vegetable, maize, fruit
Company: Huazhong Agricultural University
Contact: Professor Yu Ziniu; YZ41@public.wh.hb.cn
Registration status: Yes (Chinese patent no. 95106749.4)
Which countries: P. R. China
Availability: Yes

Pathogen: Bacillus thuringiensis var. aizawai
Formulations: Water dispersible granule
Trade name: XenTari^®
Target host: Various Lepidoptera
Crop/habitat: Field crops, vegetables, greenhouse, orchard fruits and nuts, ornamentals
Company: Abbott Laboratories
Contact: Jim Haeger
Registration status: Yes
Which countries: Worldwide (some restrictions in California)
Availability: Yes

Pathogen: Bacillus thuringiensis var. aizawai strain GC91 (conjugant)
Formulation: Wettable granules
Trade name: Agree^®, Design^®, Turex^®
Target host: Lepidoptera, resistant Plutella xylostella
Crop/habitat: Vegetables
Company: Thermo Trilogy Corporation
Contact: C.-Y. Chen; cychen@thermotrilogy.com
Registration status: Yes
Which countries: Worldwide
Availability: Yes

Pathogen: Bacillus thuringiensis var. chinesensis strain CT-43 (no flagellae)
Formulations: Wettable powder
Trade name: Shuangdu preparation
Target host: Wide insecticidal spectrum: Lepidoptera, Diptera and Coleoptera,especially Helicoverpa armigera, Dendrolimus spp., Ostrinia nubilalis, Limacodidae, Cryptothelea minuscula, Museidae, Aprion germani
Crop/habitat: Forest, gardens, cotton, maize.
Company: Huazhong Agricultural University
Contact: Professor Yu Ziniu; YZ41@public.wh.hb.cn
Registration status: No (passed safety testing)
Which countries: P. R. China
Availability: Yes

Pathogen: Bacillus thuringiensis var. galleriae, wild type strain
Formulations: Liquid concentrate
Trade name: Spicturin
Target host: Plutella xylostella
Crop/habitat: Cabbages, cauliflowers
Company: Tuticorin Alkali Chemicals and Fertilisers limited
Contact: Dr. T. Chellathurai; tacmsd@giasmd01.vsnl.net.in
Registration status: Yes
Which countries: India
Availability: Commercially available

Pathogen: Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis
Formulations: Liquid, granules, aqueous suspension, pellets
Trade name: Gnatrol^®; VectoBac^® G, 12AS; Bactimos^®
Target host: Fungus gnats, mosquitoes, blackflies
Crop/habitat: Greenhouse ornamentals and vegetables, ditches, swamps, ponds etc.
Company: Abbott Laboratories
Contact: Jim Haeger
Registration status: Yes
Which countries: Worldwide
Availability: Yes

Pathogen: Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis strain 187
Trade name: JieJueLing preparation
Target host: Diptera, especially to Culex, Anopheles, Aedes
Crop/habitat: Rice fields, sewage and drainage ditches, ponds
Company: Huazhong Agricultural University
Contact: Professor Yu Ziniu; YZ41@public.wh.hb.cn
Registration status: No
Which countries: P. R. China
Availability: Yes

Pathogen: Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis
Formulations: Liquid concentrate
Trade name: TEKNAR^®, TEKNAR^® HPD
Target host: Mosquitoes, blackflies
Crop/habitat: Ditches, swamps, lakes, ponds, rivers
Company: Thermo Trilogy Corporation
Contact: C.-Y. Chen; cychen@thermotrilogy.com
Registration status: Yes
Which Countries: Worldwide
Availability: Yes

Pathogen: Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis strain 187 and Bacillus thuringiensis strain cs-8.
Trade name: MieJueLing preparation
Target host: Diptera, especially Culex, Anopheles and Aedes spp.
Crop/habitat: Rice fields, sewage and drainage ditches, ponds
Company: Huazhong Agricultural University
Contact: Professor Yu Ziniu; YZ41@public.wh.hb.cn
Registration status: Yes
Which countries: P. R. China
Availability: Yes

Pathogen: Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki
Formulations: Dry flowable, emulsifiable suspension, granule, sand granule, flowable concentrate, wettable powder
Trade name: Dipel^® DF, ES, 4L, 10G, SG Plus; Biobit^® XL, HP; Foray^® 48B, 48F, 76B
Target host: Various Lepidoptera
Crop/habitat: Field crops (e.g. cotton, cereals, tobacco), vegetables, greenhouse, orchard fruits and nuts, ornamentals, forestry, stored commodities
Company: Abbott Laboratories
Contact: Jim Haeger
Registration status: Yes
Which countries: North America
Availability: Yes

Pathogen: Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki
Formulation: Wettable powder, wettable granules
Trade name: THURICIDE
Target host: Lepidoptera
Crop/habitat: Vegetables, forestry
Company: Thermo Trilogy Corporation
Contact: C.-Y. Chen; cychen@thermotrilogy.com
Registration status: Yes
Which countries: Worldwide
Availability: Yes

Pathogen: Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki strain SAH
Formulation: Wettable granules
Trade name: Javelin^®, Delfin^®, 32 LV
Target host: Lepidoptera
Crop/habitat: Field crops, vegetables, fruit, nuts, forestry
Company: Thermo Trilogy Corporation
Contact: C.-Y. Chen; cychen@thermotrilogy.com
Registration status: Yes
Which countries: Worldwide
Availability: Yes

Pathogen: Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki strain SA12
Formulation: Wettable granules
Trade name: CoStar^®, 48 LV
Target host: Lepidoptera
Crop/habitat: Field crops, fruit, nuts, forestry
Company: Thermo Trilogy Corporation
Contact: C.-Y. Chen; cychen@thermotrilogy.com
Registration status: Yes
Which countries: Worldwide
Availability: Yes

Pathogen: Bacillus thuringiensis var. tenebrionis
Formulations: Flowable concentrate
Trade name: Novodor^®
Target host: Colorado Potato Beetle, Elm Bark Beetle
Crop/habitat: Potatoes, tomatoes and eggplant against CPB, shade trees and ornamentals against EBB
Company: Abbott Laboratories
Contact: Jim Haeger
Registration status: Yes
Which countries: North America
Availability: Yes

Pathogen: Bacillus sphaericus
Formulations: Granules
Trade name: VectoLex^®
Target host: Mosquitoes
Crop/habitat: Ditches, swamps, ponds, salt marshes, ricefields
Company: Abbott Laboratories
Contact: Jim Haeger
Registration status: Yes
Which countries: North America
Availability: Yes

Pathogen: Bacillus sphaericus 1593 M
Formulations: Liquid concentrate
Trade name: Spicbiomoss
Target host: Anopheles and Culex spp.
Crop/habitat: Drainage ditches, ponds, etc.
Company: Tuticorin Alkali Chemicals and Fertilisers limited
Contact: Dr. T. Chellathurai; tacmsd@giasmd01.vsnl.net.in
Registration status: Yes
Which countries: India
Availability: Commercially available

Pathogen: Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki EG7673
Trade name: Raven
Target host: Coleopteran larvae
Crop/habitat: Potatoes, tomatoes, eggplant
Company: Ecogen Inc.
Contact: Tim Johnson; tbjohnso@voicenet.com
Registration status: Yes
Which countries: U.S.
Availability: Yes - oil flowable

Pathogen: Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki ED7841
Trade name: Crymax
Target host: Lepidopteran pests of vegetables and horticultural crops
Crop/habitat: Vegetable, horticultural ornamental crops
Company: Ecogen Inc.
Contact: Tim Johnson; tbjohnso@voicenet.com
Registration status: Yes
Which countries: U.S., Mexico, Malaysia
Availability: Yes in WDG and WP formulations

Pathogen: Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki EG7826
Trade name: Lepinox
Target host: Lepidoptera - especially armyworms
Crop/habitat: Turf, hay, row crops, sweet corn
Company: Ecogen Inc.
Contact: Tim Johnson; tbjohnso@voicenet.com
Registration status: Yes
Which countries: U.S.
Availability: Yes in WDG and G formulations