important cabbage pest in Brazil. Its control includes the use of chemicals and Bacillus
thuringiensis, individually or combined in an integrated pest management program. Plant
growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) may be an important and new alternative in
biological control of P. xylostella. This work aimed to study the effects of PGPR on the
biology of DBM on cabbage through two different periods May to July 2000 (raining season) …