Lethal and Sublethal Toxicity Assessment of Cyclosporin C (a Fungal Toxin) against Plutella xylostella (L.).

ABSTRACT: Secondary metabolites/toxins produced by Purpeocillium lilacinum (Hypocreales; Phiocordycipitaceae), a well-known insect pathogen, can be used for the management of different insect pests. We report the lethal and sublethal effects of cyclosporin C (a toxin produced by P. lilacinum) against a major vegetable pest, Plutella xylostella, at specific organismal (feeding rate, larval growth, adult emergence, fecundity, and adult longevity) and sub-organismal levels (changes in antioxidant and neurophysiological enzyme activities). The toxicity of cyclosporin C against different larval instars of P. xylostella increased with increasing concentrations of the toxin and the maximum percent mortality rates for different P. xylostella larval instars at different tim

SUBMITTER: Wu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9414777 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature