title: Susceptibility of diamond back moth, Plutella xylostella (L) to entomopathogenic nematodes.
abstract: Eight entomopathogenic nematode species / strains, Steinernema glaseri (steiner), S. carpocapsae (Weiser), S. feltiae (Filipjev), Steinernema sp. Ecomax strain, Heterorhabditis bacteriophora (Pioner), Heterorhabditis sp. Ecomax strain, two locally isolated strains called as JFC and TFC were tested against the final instar larvae of diamond back moth, Plutella xylostella (L.). All nematodes were found pathogenic. However, H. bacteriophora was adjudged the most pathogenic amongst the test nematodes on the basis of LD50 (9.16 IJS/larva), LT50 (43.26 hr), Lex T50 (3.24 hr) and the propagation potential (average of 271.42 IJS/mg) on the host body weight.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur 302 004, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shinde
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D007814:Larva / Q000469:parasitology*; D007928:Lethal Dose 50; D009036:Moths / Q000469:parasitology*; D010572:Pest Control, Biological / Q000379:methods; D017168:Rhabditida / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D017196:Rhabditida Infections; D013997:Time Factors; D014774:Virulence