Table 6.
Bacteria inhibited by medicinal insects with insect species shown as examples.
| Bacteria Inhibited | Order | Family | Species | Stage or ingredients used | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helicobacter pylori | Propolis from bees with no specific species mentioned | Propolis | [67] | ||
| Micrococcus flavus | Coleoptera | Carabidae | Calosoma sycophanta L. | Secretions | [202] |
| Micrococcus luteus | Lepidoptera | Bombycidae | Bombyx mori (L.) | Antimicrobial peptides | [203] |
| Micrococcus tetragenus | Blattodea | Termitidae | Odontotermes formosanus (Shiraki) | Associated microbiota | [127] |
| Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. Massiliense | Hymenoptera | Vespidae | Polybia dimorpha Richards | Venom | [144] |
| Bacillus pumilus | Lepidoptera | Saturniidae | Antheraea mylitta (L.) | Antimicrobial peptides | [204] |
| Bacillus subtilis | Lepidoptera | Bombycidae | Bombyx mori (L.) | Ethyl acetate extract | [203] |
| Bacillus cereus | Coleoptera | Carabidae | Calosoma sycophanta L. | Secretions | [202] |
| Listeria monocytogenes | Coleoptera | Carabidae | Calosoma sycophanta L. | Secretions | [202] |
| Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus | Blattodea | Blattidae | Periplaneta americana (L.) | Associated microbiota | [205] |
| Staphylococcus aureus | honeybee-specific lactic acid bacteria with no specifc species mentioned | Associated microbiota | [206] | ||
| Staphylococcus epidermidis | Diptera | Calliphoridae | Lucilia cuprina (Wiedemann) | Secretions | [207] |
| Staphylococcus xylosus | Hymenoptera | Formicidae | Tetramorium bicarinatum (Nylander) | Antimicrobial peptides | [142] |
| Streptococcus pyogenes | Hymenoptera | Apidae | Frieseomelitta nigra (Cresson) | Honey | [208] |
| Citrobacter freundii | honeys with no specific species mentioned | Honey | [209] | ||
| Enterobacter cloacae | Blattodea | Blattidae | Periplaneta americana (L.) | Associated microbiota | [126] |
| Enterococcus faecalis | Diptera | Calliphoridae | Lucilia sericata (Meigen) | Antimicrobial peptides | [132] |
| Escherichia coli | Hymenoptera | Apidae | Melipona orbignyi (Guérin-Méneville) | Geopropolis | [140] |
| Klebsiella pneumonia | honeys with no specific species mentioned | Honey | [209] | ||
| Proteus mirabilis | Diptera | Calliphoridae | Lucilia sericata (Meigen) | Secretions | [69] |
| Proteus vulgaris | Diptera | Calliphoridae | Lucilia sericata (Meigen) | Antimicrobial peptides | [132] |
| Salmonella enterica | Blattodea | Blattidae | Periplaneta americana (L.) | Associated microbiota | [126] |
| Salmonella infantis | honeys with no specific species mentioned | Honey | [209] | ||
| Salmonella typhimurium | Coleoptera | Carabidae | Calosoma sycophanta L. | Secretions | [202] |
| Legionella gormanii | Lepidoptera | Pyralidae | Galleria mellonella (L.) | Hemolymph polypeptides | [210] |
| Acinetobacter baumannii | honeys with no specific species mentioned | Honey | [209] | ||
| Haemophilus influenzae | Hymenoptera | Apidae | Frieseomelitta nigra (Cresson) | Honey | [208] |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Diptera | Calliphoridae | Lucilia cuprina (Wiedemann) | Secretions | [207] |
| Pseudomonas fluorescens | Hymenoptera | Formicidae | Solenopsis invicta (Buren) | Venom | [211] |
| Serratia marcescens | Diptera | Calliphoridae | Chrysomya sp. | Secretions | [212] |