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Preliminary laboratory tests with two species of entomophilic nematodes for control of Musca domestica in intensive animal units ‡
Author(s) -
RENN N.,
BARSONf G.,
RICHARDSON P. N.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
annals of applied biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1744-7348
pISSN - 0003-4746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1985.tb03112.x
Subject(s) - biology , musca , larva , parasitism , inoculation , parasite hosting , biological pest control , nematode , muscidae , veterinary medicine , host (biology) , zoology , botany , horticulture , ecology , medicine , world wide web , computer science
SUMMARY Two species of entomophilic nematodes, Heterorhabditis heliothidis (NZ strain) and Steinernema feltiae (Agriotos strain) were tested in the laboratory against immature and adult stages of a strain (G) of Musca domestica with multiple insecticide‐resistance. Both species of nematodes killed larval stages of M. domestica on inoculated filter papers. S. feltiae was the most virulent parasite, and killed >90% of all larval stages at the two highest doses of 25 000 and 50 000 nematodes per 0·5 ml tap water. No puparia were parasitised by either species. There was no parasitism of the larval stages after exposure to chicken manure treated with nematodes. All adult flies were parasitised after they were exposed to bait‐pads previously inoculated with S. feltiae , 93.3% were parasitised by H. heliothidis.