Table 1 Insecticidal activities of compounds selected by screening against three agricultural pest species

From: Identification of pyripyropene A as a promising insecticidal compound in a microbial metabolite screening

 

% Mortality against Myzus persicae

% Mortality against Plutella xylostella

 

% Mortality against Tetranychus urticae

 

Concentration (p.p.m.)

Concentration (p.p.m.)

Concentration (p.p.m.)

Compound name

100

20

5

1.25

0.625

100

20

100

Pyripyropene A (PP-A)

100

100

100

89

67

0

0

0

Amphomycin

55

45

0

0

0

Ascosteroside

65

35

30

0

0

Azaserine

55

0

0

0

0

Bundlin B

74

30

0

0

0

CPI-3

58

33

10

0

0

1,4-Cyclohexadiene-1-alanine

70

55

10

0

0

Dapiramicin A

53

48

50

0

0

Gougerotin

94

67

100

100

50

Gramicidin J

85

65

30

0

0

Paxisterol

55

25

10

0

0

Phosphinothricin

88

30

40

0

100

Pyrrolomycin E

95

45

10

20

100

Ustusolate A

65

60

10

10

0

PF1015

50

35

10

0

0

PF1070

76

69

0

0

0

SF2698

55

15

0

0

0

MK1688

100

11

30

10

0

Market standard

Imidacloprid

Spinosad

Milbemectin

 

Concentration (p.p.m.)

Concentration (p.p.m.)

Concentration (p.p.m.)

 

0.313

    

0.156

0.078

0.078

 

100

    

100

100

100

  1. Abbreviation: –, not tested.