Methods and compositions for controlling plant pests

A nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding an amino acid sequence having pesticidal activity, wherein said nucleotide sequence is selected from the group consisting of:

• a) a nucleotide sequence that encodes a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
• 24;
• and
• b) a nucleotide sequence that encodes a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 95% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
• 24,
• wherein said nucleotide sequence is operably linked to a promoter capable of directing expression of said nucleotide sequence in a plant cell.

A plant having stably incorporated into its genome a DNA construct comprising a nucleotide sequence that encodes a protein having pesticidal activity, wherein said nucleotide sequence is selected from the group consisting of:

• a) a nucleotide sequence that encodes a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
• 24;
• and
• b) a nucleotide sequence that encodes a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 95% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
• 24;
• wherein said nucleotide sequence is operably linked to a promoter that drives expression of a coding sequence in a plant cell.

A method for protecting a plant from a pest, comprising expressing in a plant a nucleotide sequence that encodes a pesticidal polypeptide, wherein said nucleotide sequence is selected from the group consisting of:

• a) a nucleotide sequence that encodes a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
• 24;
• and
• b) a nucleotide sequence that encodes a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 95% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
• 24.

A method for increasing yield in a plant comprising growing in a field a plant having stably incorporated into its genome a DNA construct comprising a nucleotide sequence that encodes a protein having pesticidal activity, wherein said nucleotide sequence is selected from the group consisting of:

• a) a nucleotide sequence that encodes a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
• 24;
• and
• b) a nucleotide sequence that encodes a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 95% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
• 24;
• wherein said field is infested with a pest against which said polypeptide has pesticidal activity.

A method for protecting a plant from a pest, comprising expressing in at least one cell in a plant a nucleotide sequence that encodes a pesticidal polypeptide, wherein said nucleotide sequence is selected from the group consisting of:

• a) a nucleotide sequence that encodes a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
• 24;
• and
• b) a nucleotide sequence that encodes a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 95% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
• 24.