Table 1 Insecticidal activities of the Pleurotus aegerolysin/PlyB complexes against the various insects.

From: Pore-forming protein complexes from Pleurotus mushrooms kill western corn rootworm and Colorado potato beetle through targeting membrane ceramide phosphoethanolamine

Order

Species

Common name

Aegerolysins (μg/mL)

Effects

Coleoptera

Tenebrio molitor

Mealworm

500

Inactive

Diabrotica virgifera virgifera

Western corn rootworm (adults)

500

Death

Diabrotica virgifera virgifera

Western corn rootworm (larvae)

5.6*

Death

Leptinotarsa decemlineata

Colorado potato beetle (larvae)

9.0*

Death

Lepidoptera

Galleria mellonella

Greater wax moth (caterpillars)

500

Inactive

Hemiptera

Sitobion avenae

Grain aphid

500

Inactive

Diptera

Drosophila suzukii

Spotted wing drosophila

500

Inactive

  1. *μg/cm2.