Author/Authors :
rahoo, a. m. university of reading - school of agriculture, policy and development, UK , rahoo, a. m. wheat research institute, Pakistan , mukhtar, t. pir mehr ali shah arid agriculture university - department of plant pathology, Pakistan , gowen, s. r. wheat research institute, Pakistan , pembroke, b. wheat research institute, Pakistan , rahu, m. a. sindh agriculture university, Pakistan
Abstract :
Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPN) are one of the promising alternatives to synthetic insecticides for the control of insect pests. For successful insect management, EPNs must be established in the soil and remain infective, persistent and pathogenic for long periods. The present study investigated on the emergence of Steinernema feltiae infective juveniles (IJ) from infected Galleria mellonella cadavers in moist and dry conditions. A significantly high number of infective juveniles of S. feltiae emerged in moist conditions as compared to dry. A positive correlation was found between the weight of the Galleria larvae at infection and the numbers of IJ recovered in the moist as compared with dry conditions.
Keywords :
Entomopathogenic nematode , Steinernema feltiae , emergence , moist and dry conditions
