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Survival of entomopathogenic nematodes in oil emulsions and control effectiveness on adult engorged ticks (Acari: Ixodida) Cover

Survival of entomopathogenic nematodes in oil emulsions and control effectiveness on adult engorged ticks (Acari: Ixodida)

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|Mar 2019

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

Survival of IJs in five vegetable oil emulsions at concentration of 13%.
Survival of IJs in five vegetable oil emulsions at concentration of 13%.

Figure 2

Survival of EPNs in oil emulsions of J. virginiana and C. citratus at a concentration of 13% under laboratory conditions.
Survival of EPNs in oil emulsions of J. virginiana and C. citratus at a concentration of 13% under laboratory conditions.

Figure 3

Effectivity of EPNs at concentration of 50 IJs/tick in vegetable oil emulsions at concentration of 33% on engorged adult ticks. Bars with unequal letters are statistically different (Tukey, P ˂ 0.05).
Effectivity of EPNs at concentration of 50 IJs/tick in vegetable oil emulsions at concentration of 33% on engorged adult ticks. Bars with unequal letters are statistically different (Tukey, P ˂ 0.05).

Figure 4

Effectivity of EPNs at concentration of 100 IJs/tick in vegetable oil emulsions at concentration of 33% on engorged adult ticks. Bars with unequal letters are statistically different (Tukey, P ˂ 0.05).
Effectivity of EPNs at concentration of 100 IJs/tick in vegetable oil emulsions at concentration of 33% on engorged adult ticks. Bars with unequal letters are statistically different (Tukey, P ˂ 0.05).

Figure 5

Control effectiveness of S. websteri at 119 IJs/tick in two vegetable oil emulsions at a concentration of 33% and a Control with S. websteri in only distilled water.
Control effectiveness of S. websteri at 119 IJs/tick in two vegetable oil emulsions at a concentration of 33% and a Control with S. websteri in only distilled water.

Treatments of EPNs in vegetable oil emulsions to evaluate the survival of IJs and control effectivity on adult ticks_

Final composition
ExperimentTreatment (%)Oil (µL)Amount of IJsDistilled water (µL)
Survival Heterorhabdistis bacteriophoraC. citratus 13300400 ± 202,000
Heterorhabditis bacteriophoraPelargonium 13300400 ± 202,000
Heterorhabditis bacteriophoraJ. virginiana 13300400 ± 202,000
Heterorhabditis bacteriophoraRose 13300400 ± 202,000
Heterorhabditis bacteriophoraM. piperita 13300400 ± 202,000
Heterorhabditis bacteriophora -AD (control)0400 ± 202,000
Steinernema carpocapsaeC. citratus 13300400 ± 202,000
Steinernema carpocapsaePelargonium 13300400 ± 202,000
Steinernema carpocapsaeJ. virginiana 13300400 ± 202,000
Steinernema carpocapsaeRose 13300400 ± 202,000
Steinernema carpocapsaeM. piperita 13300400 ± 202,000
Steinernema carpocapsae -AD (control)0400 ± 202,000
Steinernema websteriC. citratus 13300400 ± 202,000
Steinernema websteriPelargonium 13300400 ± 202,000
Steinernema websteriJ. virginiana 13300400 ± 202,000
Steinernema websteriRose 13300400 ± 202,000
Steinernema websteriM. piperita13 300400 ± 202,000
Steinernema websteri -AD (Control)0400 ± 202,000
Control effectiveness in laboratory Steinernema websteri –J. virginiana 3383350 ± 51,667
Steinernema websteri –C. citratus 3383350 ± 51,667
Steinernema carpocapsae –J. virginiana 3383350 ± 51,667
Steinernema carpocapsae –C. citratus 3383350 ± 51,667
Heterorhabditis bacteriophora –J. virginiana 3383350 ± 51,667
Heterorhabditis bacteriophora –C. citratus 3383350 ± 51,667
Steinernema websteri –J. virginiana 33833100 ± 101,667
Steinernema websteri –C. citratus 33833100 ± 101,667
Steinernema carpocapsae –J. virginiana 33833100 ± 101,667
Steinernema carpocapsae –C. citratus 33833100 ± 101,667
Heterorhabditis bacteriophora –J. virginiana 33833100 ± 101,667
Heterorhabditis bacteriophora –C. citratus 33833100 ± 101,667
Control effectiveness in field Steinernema websteri –C. citratus 33833119 ± 101,667
Steinernema websteri –J. virginiana 33833119 ± 101,667
Steinernema websteri -AD (Control)0119 ± 102,500
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/jofnem-2019-001 | Journal eISSN: 2640-396X | Journal ISSN: 0022-300X
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 10
Submitted on: Aug 7, 2018
Published on: Mar 29, 2019
Published by: Society of Nematologists, Inc.
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 times per year

© 2019 Teodulfo Aquino-Bolaños, Jaime Ruiz-Vega, Yolanda D. Ortiz Hernández, Julio C. Jiménez Castañeda, published by Society of Nematologists, Inc.
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