You are what you eat: fungal metabolites and host plant affect the susceptibility of diamondback moth to entomopathogenic fungi.

Diamondback moth larvae fed on broccoli were more susceptible to infection by while larvae fed on radish were more susceptible to infection by . Furthermore, the supernatant from an isolate of resulted in 55% and 65% mortality for half and full-strength culture filtrates, respectively, while the filtrates from two other isolates, including a isolate, killed less than 50% of larvae. This study demonstrated different levels of susceptibility of the insects raised on different plant diets and the potential use of metabolites produced by isolates in addition to their conidia.