Proteins Toxic or Inhibitory to Lepidopteran Insects

A plant resistant to insect infestation, wherein the cells of said plant optionally comprise:

• a. a recombinant nucleic acid molecule encoding an insecticidally effective amount of a pesticidal protein as set forth in SEQ ID NO:
• 2, SEQ ID NO:
• 35, SEQ ID NO:
• 37, SEQ ID NO:
• 39, SEQ ID NO:
• 10, SEQ ID NO:
• 41, SEQ ID NO:
• 23, SEQ ID NO:
• 25, SEQ ID NO:
• 27, SEQ ID NO:
• 29, SEQ ID NO:
• 31, SEQ ID NO:
• 33, or SEQ ID NO:
• 4;
• or
• b. an insecticidally effective amount of a pesticidal protein comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 81%, or 85%, or 90%, or 95%, or about 100% amino acid sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:
• 2, SEQ ID NO:
• 35, SEQ ID NO:
• 37, SEQ ID NO:
• 39, SEQ ID NO:
• 10, SEQ ID NO:
• 41, SEQ ID NO:
• 23, SEQ ID NO:
• 25, SEQ ID NO:
• 27, SEQ ID NO:
• 29, SEQ ID NO:
• 31, SEQ ID NO:
• 33, or SEQ ID NO:
• 4.

A method for controlling a Lepidopteran species pest, and controlling a Lepidopteran species infestation of a plant, said method comprising:

• a. contacting the pest with an insecticidally effective amount of a pesticidal proteins as set forth in SEQ ID NO:
• 2, SEQ ID NO:
• 35, SEQ ID NO:
• 37, SEQ ID NO:
• 39, SEQ ID NO:
• 10, SEQ ID NO:
• 41, SEQ ID NO:
• 23, SEQ ID NO:
• 25, SEQ ID NO:
• 27, SEQ ID NO:
• 29, SEQ ID NO:
• 31, SEQ ID NO:
• 33, or SEQ ID NO:
• 4;
• or
• b. contacting the pest with an insecticidally effective amount of one or more pesticidal proteins comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 81%, or 85%, or 90%, or 95%, or about 100% amino acid sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:
• 2, SEQ ID NO:
• 35, SEQ ID NO:
• 37, SEQ ID NO:
• 39, SEQ ID NO:
• 10, SEQ ID NO:
• 41, SEQ ID NO:
• 23, SEQ ID NO:
• 25, SEQ ID NO:
• 27, SEQ ID NO:
• 29, SEQ ID NO:
• 31, SEQ ID NO:
• 33, or SEQ ID NO:
• 4.