Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc.

Sabina Lau

Takashi Yamamoto

Yi Zheng

Michi Izumi Willcoxon

Caroline Horn

The disclosure provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, derived from strains ofencoding variant polypeptides having increased pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera and Coleopteran. Particular embodiments of the disclosure provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.

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Cupertino, CA, United States of America

Sabina Lau