Several fruit fly species (Diptera: Tephritidae) are invasive pests that damage the quality of
fruits in horticultural crops and cause significant value losses worldwide. Management of …

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

The factors which influence the success or failure of biological control programmes with
entomopathogenic nematodes are discussed. Case studies of insect control in 3 different …

Antagonistic factors, broadly identified as antibiosis, competition and natural enemies,
impact on entomopathogenic nematodes. Antibiosis can occur through the release of plant …

It has long been recognized that chemotaxis is the primary means by which nematodes
locate host plants. Nonetheless, chemotaxis has received scant attention. We show that …

This paper discusses the effects of combinations of entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs),
agricultural chemicals (acaricides, insecticides, nematicides, fungicides and herbicides) …

Abstract The Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata Wiedemann, is a deleterious pest
worldwide affecting fruit production. The entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are a …

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

To investigate nematode establishment and persistence, dauer juveniles (DJs) of
Heterorhabditis bacteriophora were applied at 50 cm-2 in different crops in June and July …

The soil is the home of innumerable forms of plants, animals and microbes, and life in the
soil is highly diverse, ranging from microscopic single-celled organisms to large burrowing …