Steinernema feltiae (DD-136) and S. glaseri: Persistence in Soil and Bark Compost and Their Influence on Native Nematodes

Authors

  • N. Ishibashi
  • E. Kondo

Abstract

Infective juveniles (J3) of the entomogenous nematodes Steinernemafeltiae DD-136 (ca. 10,000 J3/100 ml) and S. glaseri (ca. 2,500 J3/100 ml) were incubated in steam-sterilized and nonsterilized sandy soil and bark compost for 8 weeks at 25 C. The nematodes were recovered by a two-step extraction procedure at 1-week intervals, and their infectivity to lepidopterous larvae (Spodoptera litura and Galleria mellonella) and their effect on the population and community of native nematodes in soil were determined. Survival of inoculated nematodes and mortality of insects were enhanced in sterilized media. Nonsterilized bark compost proved to be equally as suitable a medium as sterilized compost. In nonsterilized soil, the survival curve of S.feltiae declined more rapidly than that or S. glaseri which was less infective to insects despite its greater persistence even in nonsterilized soil. Soon after the addition of steinernematids to soil, the population of native nematodes showed a fluctuation with an increase in rhabditids and a decrease in other kinds of nematodes. Key words: entomogenous nematodes, inundative soil application, survival, infectivity, Steinernema glaseri, S. feltiae, Spodoptera litura, Galleria mellonella.

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Published

1986-07-15

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Vol. 18, No. 3 (July 1986)

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