Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) in the families Steinernematidae and
Heterorhabditidae are important agents for the biological control of soil insect pests in …

The entomopathogenic nematodes possessing balanced biological control attributes belong
to genera Steinernema and Heterorhabditis and are having mutualistic association with …

We discuss the behavior and ecology of entomopathogenic nematodes in relation to their
successes and failures as biological control agents. Four categories of studies have been …

This paper discusses the concepts of nematode formulations and application technology,
and evaluates the factors affecting nematode survival in formulations developed for storage …

This chapter discusses some aspects (bacterial taxonomy and co-speciation with
nematodes, phenotypic variation, pathogenicity, and isolation of symbionts and …

Entomopathogenic nematodes of the genera Steinernema and Hetero rhabditis (Nematoda:
Rhabditida) have emerged as excellent insect biological control agents. This discipline of …

This paper characterizes the'surviving stage'of the entomopathogenic nematode and
describes the survival mechanisms in relation to the main environmental factors. The …

The ever-increasing scale of human activity, including agriculture, produces pollution and
disturbances that have long been recognized as unsustainable. Governments and the public …

The fatty acid composition of 16 different soil fungi (ascomycetes, basidiomycetes,
mitosporic fungi) and a fungal-feeding nematode Aphelenchoides sp. reared on seven …

Entomopathogenic nematodes (Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae) are lethal
obligatory parasites of insects and are found in soils throughout the world. The recognition …