Subterranean termites are major global pests of wood structures and wood products. Among the most economically important subterranean termite species in the US are Heterotermes aureus, Reticulitermes flavipes, and Coptotermes formosanus. In prior studies, the entomopathogenic nematode, Steinernema riobrave strain 355, exhibited a high level of virulence to H. aureus compared with other nematode...

Abstract Background An entomopathogenic nematode (EPN) was recovered by using Galleria baiting technique from the soils of marigold fields Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. Based on morphological, morphometrical and molecular characterizations, isolated strain identified as Steinernema abbasi tagged CS38. The conspecific to original description with minor deviations. Infective juveniles (IJs) presen...

Depolanmış ürün zararlıları, tarım ürünlerin depolama sürecinde hasat sonrası ciddi kayıplara neden olan en önemli biyotik faktörlerden biridir. Bu zararlılar ile mücadele amacıyla yıllardır yaygınlıkla pestisitler kullanılmaktadır. Ancak pestisitlerin ve ne olduğu kalıntıların hedef dışı organizmalar üzerinde oluşturduğu toksik etkiler bilinmektedir. nedenle, alanlarında biyolojik mücadelede y...

entomoparasitic nematodes (epn) are among the very important pest control agents. among the related groups within these nematodes, two families namely steinernematidae and heterorhabditidae are more important than the others. due to commercial application of these agents in pest control, extensive research has been carried out to identify the different species of these nematodes throughout the ...

Although there are no confirmed fossil records of mollusc parasitic nematodes, diverse associations of more than 108 described nematode species with slugs and snails provide a fertile ground for speculation of how mollusc parasitism evolved in nematodes. Current phylogenic resolution suggests that molluscs have been independently acquired as hosts on a number of occasions. However, molluscs are...