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Table 2 Toxicity of Bacillus thuringensis isolates against the neonates of the cotton leaf worm, Spodoptera littoralis

From: Isolation and characterization of the local entomopathogenic bacterium, Bacillus thuringiensis isolates from different Egyptian soils

Isolate

Soil type

Mortality %

Matrouh

Clay

30.0

Elwadi- Elgded

Sandy

66.6

Dakhlyia

Clay

66.6

Qena

Clay

40.0

Giza

Clay

63.3

Aswan

Clay

23.3

Beheira

Sandy

40.0

Luxor

Clay

30.0

Damietta

Clay

100

Kafr-Elsheikh

Clay

66.6

Ismalia

Clay

16.6

Alexandria

Sandy

26.6

Qalubyia

Clay

66.6

Rafah

Clay

13.3

Elsharkyia

Clay

96.6

Gharbyia

Sandy

53.3

Positive control

-

89.66