First record of Steinernema feltiae (Filipjev) (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae) in Slovenia

Laznik, Ž.; Tóth, T.; Lakatos, T.; Vidrih, M.; Trdan, S.

doi:10.2478/s11687-009-0026-7

Abstract

In October 2007 we examined 80 soil samples from 16 different locations in the central part of Slovenia (the Notranjska region) and confirmed the presence of entomopathogenic nematodes only in two soil samples. This represents the first recorded instance of an entomopathogenic nematode in Slovenia. In sample B30 we confirmed the presence of Steinernema feltiae (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae) by means of a molecular technique. In Slovenia the application of entomopathogenic nematodes was hitherto possible only in laboratory experiments, while the Rules on Biological Plant Protection made the practical application of exotic organisms in the domestic environment entirely impossible. After the first record of the entomopathogenic nematode S. feltiae we expect the aformentioned agent to become an important alternative to insecticides in plant protection against pest insects.

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First record of Steinernema feltiae (Filipjev) (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae) in Slovenia

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