CONTROL OF PEST MOLE CRICKETS (ORTHOPTERA: GRYLLOTALPIDAE) IN BAHIAGRASS PASTURES WITH THE NEMATODE STEINERNEMA SCAPTERISCI (RHABDITIDA: STEINERNEMATIDAE)

Control of Pest Mole Crickets (orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae) in Bahiagrass Pastures with the Nematode Steinernema Scapterisci (rhabditida: Steinernematidae)

The phylogeny of mole crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpoidea: Gryllotalpidae).

The monophyly and phylogenetic relationships of the family Gryllotalpidae were researched. Twenty-six in-group taxa, representing all known genera of Gryllotalpidae were included in a cladistic analysis, based on 89, morphological characters (including genital characters of the males). The different analyses of the resulting data matrix supported the monophyly of Scapteriscinae and Gryllotalpin...

Evaluation of Turfgrasses for Resistance to Mole Crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae)

Bermudagrass (Cynodon sp.) and paspalum (Paspalum vaginatum) genotypes were evaluated in laboratory, greenhouse, and field experiments for potential resistance to the common turfgrass pests, tawny mole cricket (Scapteriscus vicinus Scudder) and southern mole cricket (Scapteriscus borellii Giglio-tos). Potential resistance among 21 seashore paspalums to both insects in an environmental chamber a...

First report of an entomopathogenic nematode, Steinernema kraussei (Rhabditida, Steinernematidae) from Iran

در طی نمونه‌برداری از خاک‌های جنگل‌ها و مراتع ارسباران در شمال غرب ایران که با هدف جمع‌آوری و شناسایی نماتدهای بیمارگر حشرات در سال‌های 1387-1386 انجام گرفت، گونه‌ای نماتد بیمارگر حشرات به روش طعمه‌گذاری با لاروهای سن آخر پروانه‌ی موم‌خوار از نمونه‌ی خاک مراتع چیچکلو واقع در اطراف ‌شهرستان ورزقان استان آذربایجان شرقی، جداسازی شد. این نماتد که بر اساس صفات ریخت‌شناسی، داده‌های ریخت‌سنجی، آزمون د...

Mode of Entry and Sites of Development of Steinernema scapterisci in Mole Crickets.

Infective juvenile steinernematid nematodes have been reported to enter their insect hosts through the mouth, anus, and spiracles (1-3,5-8). Information is lacking, however, for Steinernema scapterisci Nguyen & Smart, 1990 (4), a promising biological control agent of mole crickets in the genus Scapteriscus. This paper reports on the mode of entry of S. scapterisci into mole crickets and the pri...