Vbt(0.5%WP) is an biological insecticide used against leaf eating caterpillars and lepidopteron larvae
Bacillus thuringiensis var karstakiserotype 0.5%WP
Colony forming units :2×10^8cfu/gm or ml
BENEFITS
It is a broad spectrum insecticide proven to control many lepidopteran larvae which are detrimental to crops and trees
Can be integrated with other components of IPM programme
CROPS
All Agricultural and horticultural crops
INSECTS/ DISEASE
NA
MODE OF ACTION
It is a stomach poison. After ingestion delta endoxin crystals are solubised inthe alkaline PH mid gut of the larvae and binds to the receptors of microvilli ,disrupt the gut and kill the larvae