An example of microbial biocontrol agents that can be introduced to control butterfly caterpillars is

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Bacillus thuringiensis which produces a protoxin that is activated in the acidic pH of the insect gut

Bacteria trichoderma that is very common in the root ecosystem and is very effective against animal pathogen

Fungi Trichoderma that is very common in the root ecosystem and is very effective against plant pathogen

Bacillus thuringiensis which produces a protoxin that is activated in the alkaline pH of the insect gut

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Microbial biocontrol agents that can be introduced in order to control butterfly caterpillars is the bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis. B. thuringiensis forms protein crystals during a particular phase of their growth. These crystals contain a toxic insecticidal protein.

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