title: Insecticidal properties of mushroom and toadstool carpophores.
abstract: In order to find compounds with insecticidal or antifeedant properties from mushrooms and toadstools, a wide screening was undertaken using the non-mycophagous Drosophila melanogaster as a model insect. Powdered fruit bodies of edible and poisonous mushrooms were incorporated with the Drosophila's rearing medium, and their development was observed. Among the 175 different species of fungi tested, 79 were found to inhibit insect development, hence making the isolation of new compounds look hopeful.
authors.affiliation: Laboratories de Mycologie, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mier
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Canete
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Klaebe
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chavant
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fournier
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001487:Basidiomycota; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster; D007306:Insecticides; D010572:Pest Control, Biological; D010947:Plants, Toxic; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides