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Recycling of entomopathogenic nematodes in Delia radicum and in other insects from cruciferous crops

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Larvae of Deliaradicum Linnaeus (Diptera: Anthomyiidae) wereexposed to Steinernema feltiae Filipjev(Rhabditida) to study the ability of thenematodes to fulfill their life cycle (recycle)in this host. In addition, the recycling ofSteinernema and Heterorhabditis(Rhabditida) species was studied in larvae ofthe following insects: Meligethes spp.Stephens (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae),Dasyneura brassicae Winnertz (Diptera:Cecidomyidae), Ceutorrhynchus assimilisPaykull, C. pallidactylus Marsham (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and Mamestrabrassicae Linnaeus (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).All larval instars of D. radicum werestudied (larvae live and pupate in soil)whereas the final instars of the remaininginsects were studied (larvae only pupate in soil).On average, the following numbers of infectivejuveniles were produced in the different hosts:1,200–1,400 in C. assimilis; 700–1,300 inMeligethes spp. and 47,000 in M.brassicae. In D. radicum, around 400infective juveniles were produced on average inthe smallest larvae and around 3,500 in thelargest larvae. The highest number of nematodesrecorded in a D. radicum larva (thirdinstar) was 9,500 infective juveniles. Thenumber of nematodes produced in D.radicum cadavers was positively related to thesize of the insect host, but large variationwas observed.

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Nielsen, O., Philipsen, H. Recycling of entomopathogenic nematodes in Delia radicum and in other insects from cruciferous crops. BioControl 49, 285–294 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:BICO.0000025374.62166.9c

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