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<p>A total of 30 different agricultural fields in the Golden Triangle Region of Montana, USA were surveyed, and 150 soil samples were evaluated for the presence of entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs). The authors isolated EPNs from 10% of the collected samples. The recovered isolates were identified as <italic>Steinernema feltiae</italic> and <italic>Heterorhabditis bacteriophora</italic> by using morphological and molecular analysis. <italic>Steinernema feltiae</italic> was found from two fields, Kalispell (<italic>S. feltiae</italic> 1) and Choteau (<italic>S. feltiae</italic> 2). <italic>Steinernema feltiae</italic> (1 and 2) differed significantly from each other in terms of morphological characters for infective juveniles (distance from anterior end to excretory pore and nerve ring) and 1st generation males (body length, spicule length, gubernaculum length, oesophagus, tail, and anal body diameter). <italic>Steinernema feltiae</italic> 2 and <italic>H. bacteriophora</italic> were recovered from the same field in Choteau. All these species were recovered from wheat fields with sandy clay loam and loam soils with 3.3 to 3.4% organic matter content and pH 8.</p>
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A total of 30 different agricultural fields in the Golden Triangle Region of Montana, USA were surveyed, and 150 soil samples were evaluated for the presence of entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs). The authors isolated EPNs from 10% of the collected samples. The recovered isolates were identified as Steinernema feltiae and Heterorhabditis bacteriophora by using morphological and molecular analysis. Steinernema feltiae was found from two fields, Kalispell (S. feltiae 1) and Choteau (S. feltiae 2). Steinernema feltiae (1 and 2) differed significantly from each other in terms of morphological characters for infective juveniles (distance from anterior end to excretory pore and nerve ring) and 1st generation males (body length, spicule length, gubernaculum length, oesophagus, tail, and anal body diameter). Steinernema feltiae 2 and H. bacteriophora were recovered from the same field in Choteau. All these species were recovered from wheat fields with sandy clay loam and loam soils with 3.3 to 3.4% organic matter content and pH 8.

First record of native entomopathogenic nematodes from Montana agroecosystems

Journal of Nematology

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Indigenous EPNs in Montana agroecosystems:

A total of 30 different agricultural fields in the Golden Triangle Region of Montana, USA were surveyed, and 150 soil samples were evaluated for the presence...

First record of native entomopathogenic nematodes from Montana agroecosystems

Published Online: Jul 06, 2020

Page range: 1 - 11

Received: Dec 27, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/jofnem-2020-060

Keywords
Entomopathogenic nematodes, Golden Triangle Region of Montana, Heterorhabditis, Steinernema

© 2020 Ramandeep K. Sandhi et al., published by Sciendo.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

First record of native entomopathogenic nematodes from Montana agroecosystems

Published Online: Jul 06, 2020

Page range: 1 - 11

Received: Dec 27, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/jofnem-2020-060

KeywordsEntomopathogenic nematodes, Golden Triangle Region of Montana, Heterorhabditis, Steinernema

© 2020 Ramandeep K. Sandhi et al., published by Sciendo.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Entomopathogenic nematodes, Golden Triangle Region of Montana, Heterorhabditis, Steinernema