Commercially prepared products that contain
active insect-pathogenic microorganisms.
•Usually specific
•This is made from and extract of Bacillus thuringiensis
(BT).
•There are separate BT’s that kill caterpillars, flies,
beetles and mosquitoes.
For more
information on microbial insecticides, including benefits and problems
associated with their uses, visit:
http://www.entsoc.org/publicaffairs/position_papers/microbial.htm#BENEFITS