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Toxicity of mycotoxins of Fusarium sambucinum for feeding in Galleria mellonella

Authors :
Antonio Logrieco
Giuseppina Mulè
Antonio Bottalico
A. D'Ambrosio
Source :
Entomologia experimentalis et applicata, 62 (1992): 17–22. doi:10.1111/j.1570-7458.1992.tb00636.x, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:MULÈ G., A. D'AMBROSIO, A. LOGRIECO & A. BOTTALICO/titolo:Toxicity of mycotoxins of Fusarium sambucinum for feeding in Galleria mellonella/doi:10.1111%2Fj.1570-7458.1992.tb00636.x/rivista:Entomologia experimentalis et applicata (Print)/anno:1992/pagina_da:17/pagina_a:22/intervallo_pagine:17–22/volume:62
Publication Year :
1992
Publisher :
Blackwell, Oxford , Regno Unito, 1992.

Abstract

Fusarium sambucinum Fuckel showed antifeedant activity towards larvae of Galleria mellonella L. when incorporated into insect diet. The activity appeared mostly due to the concentration of trichothecenes present in the fungal extracts. Diacetoxyscirpenol and neosolaniol showed similar levels of activity and were significant potent antifeedants against larvae at 50 and 100 ppm. On the contrary, enniatin B showed no activity up to 100 ppm.

Details

Language :
English
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Entomologia experimentalis et applicata, 62 (1992): 17–22. doi:10.1111/j.1570-7458.1992.tb00636.x, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:MULÈ G., A. D'AMBROSIO, A. LOGRIECO & A. BOTTALICO/titolo:Toxicity of mycotoxins of Fusarium sambucinum for feeding in Galleria mellonella/doi:10.1111%2Fj.1570-7458.1992.tb00636.x/rivista:Entomologia experimentalis et applicata (Print)/anno:1992/pagina_da:17/pagina_a:22/intervallo_pagine:17–22/volume:62
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....229c76c0bb870483e7062b5e1373b01c
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1570-7458.1992.tb00636.x