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Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPN) are biological control agents used to control different insect pests. Indigenous EPN resources are important for the successful control of endemic pests. A native EPN isolate collected in Yunnan, China that showed high virulence against <italic>Spodoptera litura</italic> was identified and studied for virulence and production potential. The EPN isolate was identified as <italic>Steinernema ceratophorum</italic> and showed high virulence against different larval stages of <italic>Spodoptera exigua</italic>, <italic>Ostrinia nubilalis</italic>, <italic>Helicoverpa armigera</italic>, and the 2nd instar larvae of <italic>Spodoptera frugiperda</italic> when applied at 50 IJ/larva under in vitro conditions. In vivo culture of the <italic>S. ceratophorum</italic> isolate showed that <italic>Galleria mellonella</italic> larvae were the most suitable host compared to <italic>Tenebrio molitor</italic> and <italic>S. litura</italic>. The highest yield in in vivo culture was 1.15 × 105 IJ/larva when cultured in <italic>G. mellonella</italic> with inoculum concentration of 50 IJ/larva at 25°C. For in vitro solid culture, the highest yield for <italic>S. ceratophorum</italic> was 2.09 × 106 IJ/g when cultured at optimal temperature of 25°C. Nematodes from the in vivo and in vitro culture, both retained their virulence against the <italic>G. mellonella</italic> larvae. The <italic>S. ceratophorum</italic> showed high potential to be mass produced, which will enable the commercial use of this EPN isolate. This is the first attempt to mass culture the <italic>S. ceratophorum</italic> species. The study explores the usage of <italic>S. ceratophorum</italic> and provides basis for the commercialization of the EPN species.
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Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPN) are biological control agents used to control different insect pests. Indigenous EPN resources are important for the successful control of endemic pests. A native EPN isolate collected in Yunnan, China that showed high virulence against Spodoptera litura was identified and studied for virulence and production potential. The EPN isolate was identified as Steinernema ceratophorum and showed high virulence against different larval stages of Spodoptera exigua, Ostrinia nubilalis, Helicoverpa armigera, and the 2nd instar larvae of Spodoptera frugiperda when applied at 50 IJ/larva under in vitro conditions. In vivo culture of the S. ceratophorum isolate showed that Galleria mellonella larvae were the most suitable host compared to Tenebrio molitor and S. litura. The highest yield in in vivo culture was 1.15 × 105 IJ/larva when cultured in G. mellonella with inoculum concentration of 50 IJ/larva at 25°C. For in vitro solid culture, the highest yield for S. ceratophorum was 2.09 × 106 IJ/g when cultured at optimal temperature of 25°C. Nematodes from the in vivo and in vitro culture, both retained their virulence against the G. mellonella larvae. The S. ceratophorum showed high potential to be mass produced, which will enable the commercial use of this EPN isolate. This is the first attempt to mass culture the S. ceratophorum species. The study explores the usage of S. ceratophorum and provides basis for the commercialization of the EPN species.

<article-title xml:lang="en">Virulence of <italic>Steinernema ceratophorum</italic> against different pest insects and their potential for <italic>in vivo</italic> and <italic>in vitro</italic> culture

Journal of Nematology

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Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPN) are biological control agents used to control different insect pests. Indigenous EPN resources are important for the...

Virulence of Steinernema ceratophorum against different pest insects and their potential for in vivo and in vitro culture

Publié en ligne: 16 avr. 2021

Pages: 1 - 12

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/jofnem-2021-046

Mots clés
Entomopathogenic nematodes, In vitro solid culture, In vivo culture, Virulence

© 2021 Xun Yan et al., published by Sciendo.

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

Virulence of Steinernema ceratophorum against different pest insects and their potential for in vivo and in vitro culture

Publié en ligne: 16 avr. 2021

Pages: 1 - 12

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/jofnem-2021-046

Mots clésEntomopathogenic nematodes, In vitro solid culture, In vivo culture, Virulence

© 2021 Xun Yan et al., published by Sciendo.

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

Mots clés
Entomopathogenic nematodes, In vitro solid culture, In vivo culture, Virulence