VIRULENCE OF ENTOMOPATHGENIC NEMATODES AGAINST THE INTERMEDIATE HOST OF FASCIOLA SPP., LYMNAEA NATALENSIS KRAUSS.

Shairra, Souad A.; El-Sadaw, Hanan A.; Hassanan, M. A.

doi:10.12816/0037838

VIRULENCE OF ENTOMOPATHGENIC NEMATODES AGAINST THE INTERMEDIATE HOST OF FASCIOLA SPP., LYMNAEA NATALENSIS KRAUSS.

Document Type : Original Research Papers

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¹ Biological Control Research Department, Plant protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt

² Parasitology and Animal Diseases, Department National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt

³ Zoonosis Department, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt

10.12816/0037838

Abstract

Pathogenicity of entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) Steinernema carpocapsae DD136 (Weiser), Heterorhabditis indica RM1 and H. bacteriophora HP88 were applied under laboratory conditions. On the fresh water snails, Lymnia natalensis Krauss observation recorded high mortality percentage in infected snails with EPNs. Also, there was a positive correlation between time exposure increase and mortality percentage. Results indicated that EPNs may play an important role as biocontrol agents in integrated pest management (IPM) against L. natalensis.

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