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Keywords: insect pest species on corn (maize), discovery and characterization of corn root worm (CRW)-active VIPs, vegetable insect proteins (VIP), bioassay development, screen for CRW-active Bacillus, biological activity spectrum of Bacillus cerus strain AB78 on corn pests, VIP1A(a) and VIP2A (a) define a new insecticidal family, comparison of healthy artificial diet on CRW compared to VIP1A (a), characterization of VIP1A(a) and VIP2A (a) clones, discovery of VIP1A(a) and VIP2A (a) homologues, discovery and characterization of black cutworm (BCW) Agrotis ipsilon, cloning of VIP3A (a) insecticidal protein gene