Abstract
Entomopathogenic nematodes were screened for efficacy against the cottonwood borer, Plectrodera scalator (Fabricius). Steinernema feltiae SN and S. carpocapsae All killed 58 and 50% of larvae, respectively, in filter paper bioassays but less than 10% in diet cup bioassays. S. glaseri NJ, S. riobrave TX, and H. indica MG-13 killed less than 10% of larvae in both assays. H. marelata IN was ineffective in the diet cup bioassay and killed 12.9% of larvae in a filter paper bioassay. The nematode isolates we tested are not suitable for use as biological control agents against P. scalator.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 55-57 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Invertebrate Pathology |
| Volume | 92 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Biological control
- Cottonwood borer
- Heterorhabditis
- Nematodes
- Plectrodera scalator
- Preconditioning
- Steinernema
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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