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Table 2 Changes in the enzyme activities in the treated larvae of S. frugiperda caused by the extracts of fungal strains and plants

From: Insecticidal activity and possible modes of action of secondary metabolites of some fungal strains and wild plants as natural pesticides against Spodoptera frugiperda

Treatments

Insect enzymes activities

AST U/ml ± SE

ALT U/ml ± SE

ACP U/ml ± SE

ALP U/ml ± SE

AchE µg AchBr /min/gm body weight ± SE

GST Mmol sub. conjugated/min. mg protein ± SE

Control

2.82c ± 0.09

2.56d ± 0.11

0.055c ± 0.001

0.71d ± 0.020

786 a ± 94

1.32a ± 0.10

C. cladosporioides

3.83b ± 0.11

3.46b ± 0.17

0.081a ± 0.002

1.28b ± 0.040

353 c ± 23

0.67c ± 0.02

V. lecanii

4.34a ± 0.17

3.99a ± 0.06

0.058c ± 0.001

1.42a ± 0.015

576 b ± 5

0.96b ± 0.06

N. glauca

2.32d ± 0.15

1.21e ± 0.03

0.040d ± 0.003

1.24b ± 0.058

282 c ± 14

1.04b ± 0.03

R. communis

3.69b ± 0.16

2.83c ± 0.08

0.067b ± 0.003

0.88c ± 0.017

616 b ± 5

1.31a ± 0.04

LSD (5%)

0.294

0.194

0.0045

0.069

160

0.197

  1. a,b,c,d,eThe same letter in the same column means it is not significant at P 0.05. LSD The least significant difference