title: Occurrence and distribution of the entomopathogenic nematodes Steinernema spp. and Heterorhabditis indica in Indonesia.
abstract: Soil samples from 79 sites on five islands of Indonesia were baited with insects for the recovery of entomopathogenic nematodes. Heterorhabditis and Steinernema were equally prevalent, and were recovered from 11.7% of samples representing 20.3% of sites sampled. Both genera were recovered from coastal sites only. Entomopathogenic nematodes were more prevalent on the Moluccan islands of Ambon and Seram than on Java or Bali. They were not detected on Sulawesi, where non-coastal sites only were sampled. RFLP analysis was used in the identification of nematode isolates. Heterorhabditis indica was the only heterorhabditid identified. Two RFLP types of Steinernema were identified.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland. christine.griffin@may.ie
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Griffin
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chaerani
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fallon
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Reid
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Downes
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017753:Ecosystem; D007214:Indonesia; D009348:Nematoda / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010572:Pest Control, Biological; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D012987:Soil / Q000469:parasitology*
chemical_list: D012987:Soil