Table 2. Mortality1 of elm leaf beetle larvae on elm treated with various Bacillus thuringiensis strains in greenhouse trials.
Rate formulation/100 galPercent mortality
Trial 1
ABG 62630.5 lb90.4%
ABG 62631.0 lb94.0%
ABG 62632.0 lb96.4%
M-One4.0 qt67.5%
Trial 2
ABG 62630.5 lb52.0%
ABG 62631.0 lb68.1%
ABG 62632.0 lb92.0%
M-One2.0 qts(-23.9%)
M-One4.0 qts(-13.9%)
M-One8.0 qts30.0%
  • 1 Corrected 72 hour mortality based on Abbott’s formula (1925). Mortality based on