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Natural Enemies and Antagonists of Entomopathogenic Nematodes

Selcuk Hazir, Mustapha Touray Orcid Logo, Harun Cimen, Derya Ulug, Canan Hazir, Sebnem Hazal Gulsen

Entomopathogenic Nematodes as Biological Control Agents, Pages: 149 - 163

Swansea University Author: Mustapha Touray Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1079/9781800620322.0008

Abstract

Steinernema and Heterorhabditis spp. nematodes and their respective symbiotic bacteria, Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus spp., are effective biological control agents used against various important soil insect pests. These nematodes have little or no negative effects on other non-target organisms and th...

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Published in: Entomopathogenic Nematodes as Biological Control Agents
ISBN: 9781800620308 9781800620315
Published: GB CABI 2024
URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa69459
Abstract: Steinernema and Heterorhabditis spp. nematodes and their respective symbiotic bacteria, Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus spp., are effective biological control agents used against various important soil insect pests. These nematodes have little or no negative effects on other non-target organisms and the environment. In their natural habitat (soil), entomopathogenic nematodes share similar niches with several organisms, such as collembolans, nematophagous fungi, mites and other nematodes, that eat or infect them or compete with them for the limited food source inside a shared host. These interactions may directly or indirectly affect nematode survival and persistence, and thus can reduce the efficacy of biological control programs that involve these nematodes.
College: Faculty of Science and Engineering
Start Page: 149
End Page: 163