Edmunds, C., Post, R.J., Wilding, C.S. and Rae, R., 2018. A survey investigating the diversity and distribution of entomopathogenic nematodes in the UK and the first confirmed UK record of Steinernema carpocapsae. Nematology, 20 (9), 851-858.
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DOI: 10.1163/15685411-00003180
Abstract
Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPN) of the families Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae are lethal insect parasites that have been commercialised as biological control agents. EPN have been isolated from across the world but it has been more than 20 years since the last survey of the UK, and species like Steinernema carpocapsae have never been found here and positively identified through molecular biology. We collected 518 soil samples from a diverse range of habitats across the UK and baited them with Galleria mellonella to isolate EPN. Dead G. mellonella were placed in White traps and emergent EPN underwent DNA barcoding analyses. From the 518 samples, 3.5% were positive for EPN. No Heterorhabditis species were found, but seven isolates of S. glaseri, one isolate of S. feltiae, eight isolates of S. affine and two isolates of S. carpocapsae were found. This was the first confirmed record of S. carpocapsae in the UK.
Item Type: | Article |
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ISSN: | 1388-5545 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Steinernema glaseri ; Steinernema feltiae ; Steinernema affine ; new record ; Lundy Island ; Heterorhabditis ; Steinernema carpocapsae |
Group: | Faculty of Science & Technology |
ID Code: | 32848 |
Deposited By: | Symplectic RT2 |
Deposited On: | 07 Oct 2019 13:02 |
Last Modified: | 14 Mar 2022 14:18 |
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