Author/Authors :
Karakas, Mehmet Ankara University - Science Faculty - Department of Biology, Turkey
Title Of Article :
The effect of earthworms on vertical dispersal of entomopathogenic nematode, Steinernema feltiae (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae)
Abstract :
Vertical dispersal of the entomopathogenic nematode, Steinernema feltiae was tested with earthworms in soil columns. One of them is grey worm, Aporrectodea caliginosa and the other is reddish-brown worm, Lumbricus rubellus. Nematode vertical dispersal was estimated after a 3-week period. S. feltiae reared in the last instar of the greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella. Vertical dispersal of S. feltiae was increased in the presence of earthworms. For this motion, L. rubellus is more effective than A.caliginosa.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Aporrectodea caliginosa , Lumbricus rubellus , Steinernema feltiae , Nematode dispersal
JournalTitle :
dicle university journal of institute of natural and applied science
