Distribution and prevalence of the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema feltiae in Scotland |
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| Authors: | B. BOAG R. NEILSON S. C. GORDON |
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| Affiliation: | Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK |
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| Abstract: | The distribution of insect parasitic nematodes in Scotland was investigated between April 1988 and April 1989 using the wax moth, Galleria mellonella, larvae as bait. Of the 1014 samples examined only 2.2% were found to be positive and all the nematodes recovered and identified belonged to the one species Steinernema feltiae. A more detailed investigation into the distribution of S. feltiae in a 1 ha block indicated that it had a very aggregated distribution. |
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| Keywords: | Steinernema feltiae distribution ecology Scotland insect parasitic nematode |
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