ISOLATES OF ENTOMOGENOUS NEMATODES HETERORHABDITIS SPP AND MORTALITY OF LARVAE OF GALLERIA-MELLONELLA, CYLAS-FORMICARIUS, EUSCEPES-POSTFASCIATUS AND COSMOPOLITES-SORDIDUS

Authors
FIGUEROA W ROMAN J ACOSTA MA
Citation
W. Figueroa et al., ISOLATES OF ENTOMOGENOUS NEMATODES HETERORHABDITIS SPP AND MORTALITY OF LARVAE OF GALLERIA-MELLONELLA, CYLAS-FORMICARIUS, EUSCEPES-POSTFASCIATUS AND COSMOPOLITES-SORDIDUS, The Journal of agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico, 77(1-2), 1993, pp. 53-60
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture
Journal title
The Journal of agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico → ACNP
ISSN journal
0041994X
Volume
77
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
53 - 60
Database
ISI
SICI code
0041-994X(1993)77:1-2<53:IOENHS>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
The effect of several isolates of entomogenous nematodes, Heterohabdit is spp., from Puerto Rico was tested under laboratory conditions again st larvae of Galleria mellonella, Cylas formicarius, Euscepes postfasc iatus, and Cosmopolites sordidus. Five isolates demonstrated their cap acity to kill the insect larvae. Isolate 2 was considered highly effec tive against all insects tested; isolates 14 and 27 caused high mortal ity rates to larvae of G. mellonella, E. postfasciatus and C. sordidus . Isolate 17 was effective against larvae of C sordidus; isolate 18 ag ainst E. postfasciatus. The rest of the isolates tested varied greatly in their ability to kill the larvae of the insects used.