Treatment compositions for controlling bed bugs and methods of use, including reducing bed bug resistance to a biological control agent are disclosed. The treatment compositions can include both a NF-kB signaling inhibitor and biological control agent, such as, an entomopathogenic bacteria, to improve the treatment composition efficacy against bed bugs. Provisioning of a small molecule inhibitor of NF-kB signaling can increase the rate of bed bug mortality during infection with a bacterial entomopathogen. Increased mortality can be independent of direct effects of the inhibitor on bacterial growth and can be instead the result of a reduced ability of bed bugs to clear the infection when treated with the inhibitor.

Treatment compositions for controlling bed bugs and methods of use, including reducing bed bug resistance to a biological control agent are disclosed. The treatment compositions can include both a NF-kB signaling inhibitor and biological control agent, such as, an entomopathogenic bacteria, to improve the treatment composition efficacy against bed bugs. Provisioning of a small molecule inhibitor of NF-kB signaling can increase the rate of bed bug mortality during infection with a bacterial entomopathogen. Increased mortality can be independent of direct effects of the inhibitor on bacterial growth and can be instead the result of a reduced ability of bed bugs to clear the infection when treated with the inhibitor.

Disclosed herein are compositions including cells of defined sets of microbial species (for example, 3, 16, 18, 19, 21, or 22 microbial species). Also disclosed are methods of using the microbial compositions that include contacting soil, plants, plant parts, or seeds with the composition. The microbial compositions are also used in methods of degrading biological materials, such as chitin-containing biological materials.

Disclosed herein are compositions including cells of defined sets of microbial species (for example, 3, 16, 18, 19, 21, or 22 microbial species). Also disclosed are methods of using the microbial compositions that include contacting soil, plants, plant parts, or seeds with the composition. The microbial compositions are also used in methods of degrading biological materials, such as chitin-containing biological materials.

Disclosed herein are compositions including cells of defined sets of microbial species (for example, 3, 16, 18, 19, 21, or 22 microbial species). Also disclosed are methods of using the microbial compositions that include contacting soil, plants, plant parts, or seeds with the composition. The microbial compositions are also used in methods of degrading biological materials, such as chitin-containing biological materials.

The present invention relates to polymeric particles comprising a biodegradable polymer, and at least one microorganism in a total concentration of at least 10.sup.8 CFU/g dry weight that is stable for at least 35 weeks at 30° C. and optionally additional carriers and additives as well as to methods for producing polymeric particles and use thereof.

The present invention relates to polymeric particles comprising a biodegradable polymer, and at least one microorganism in a total concentration of at least 10.sup.8 CFU/g dry weight that is stable for at least 35 weeks at 30° C. and optionally additional carriers and additives as well as to methods for producing polymeric particles and use thereof.

The present invention relates to polymeric particles comprising a biodegradable polymer, and at least one microorganism in a total concentration of at least 10.sup.8 CFU/g dry weight that is stable for at least 35 weeks at 30° C. and optionally additional carriers and additives as well as to methods for producing polymeric particles and use thereof.

Compositions and methods are provided for use in controlling souring and corrosion causing prokaryotes, such as SRP, by treating oil and gas field environments or treatment fluids with a newly identified bacterial strain ATCC Accession No. PTA-124262 as a self-propagating whole cell that produces an anti-SRP bacteriocin in situ. In another aspect, the methods use one or more toxic peptides or proteins isolated therefrom in methods to control unwanted prokaryotic growth in these environments.

Compositions and methods are provided for use in controlling souring and corrosion causing prokaryotes, such as SRP, by treating oil and gas field environments or treatment fluids with a newly identified bacterial strain ATCC Accession No. PTA-124262 as a self-propagating whole cell that produces an anti-SRP bacteriocin in situ. In another aspect, the methods use one or more toxic peptides or proteins isolated therefrom in methods to control unwanted prokaryotic growth in these environments.