title: Evaluation of Bacillus thuringiensis and Bacillus sphaericus Strains from Chinese Soils Toxic to Mosquito Larvae
abstract: During our research to isolate and screen microbial agents, eight Bacillus thuringiensis isolates and five Bacillus sphaericus isolates were shown to have high toxicity to mosquito larvae. Comparing the LC50 values, four B. sphaericus isolates with LC50 values ranging from 0.50 to 1.47 ng/ml were about two to six times more toxic than strain 1593 (LC50 3.00 ng/ml) against larvae of Culex quinquefasciatus. Four B. thuringiensis isolates (LC50 values ranging from 3.80 to 7.54 ng/ml) and four B. sphaericus isolates with LC50 of 17.0 to 43.7 ng/ml were more toxic to Aedes aegypti than strain 1897 (LC50 8.46 ng/ml) and strain 1593 (LC50 67.3 ng/ml). As to Anopheles hyrcanus, the LC50 values of three B. sphaericus isolates ranging from 3.63 to 5.73 ng/ml were three to five times smaller than that of strain 1593 (LC50 16.1 ng/ml). Two B. sphaericus isolates showed high toxicity against mosquito larvae in the three genera Culex, Aedes, and Anopheles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbial Sciences and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, People's Republic of China
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Qu
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yu