Isolation of entomopathogenic nematodes in an apple orchard in Southern Brazil and its virulence to Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae) larvae, under laboratory conditions

Abstract Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are a promising alternative to integrated control in many fruit pests. Few studies were made on the relationship of Anastrepha fraterculus natural population with native EPNs population and other biotic and abiotic factors. The aim of this work was to verif...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: E. Foelkel, M. Voss, L. B. Monteiro, G. Nishimura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
Subjects:
EPN
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842016005115104&lng=en&tlng=en