Nucleopolyhedrovirus ( NPV ), a naturally occurring organism, has been developed as a microbial pesticide.
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As they mature, larvae develop resistance to microbial pesticides.
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It has to be consumed by mouth and is the basis for a bait-based commercial microbial pesticide.
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He noted that a U . N . book, " Small-Scale Processing of Microbial Pesticides, " published by its Food and Agriculture Organization in 1992, gave tips, formulas and literature citations for such applications, including ones with bentonite clay.
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Dr . Phillip O . Hutton, chief of the microbial pesticides branch at the Environmental Protection Agency, which regulates the commercial availability of Bt corn, declined to comment on the new study, saying the paper had not yet gone through the agency's scientific review.