Insecticidal effect of Steinernema feltiae (Filipjev) (Nematoda: Steinernematidae) against Tribolium confusum du Val (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) and Ephestia kuehniella (Zeller) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in stored wheat

dc.contributor.author	Athanassiou, CG	en
dc.contributor.author	Palyvos, NE	en
dc.contributor.author	Kakouli-Duarte, T	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-06T06:48:33Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-06T06:48:33Z
dc.date.issued	2008	en
dc.identifier.issn	0022474X	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jspr.2007.04.002	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://62.217.125.90/xmlui/handle/123456789/4186
dc.subject	Biological control	en
dc.subject	Entomopathogenic nematodes	en
dc.subject	Ephestia kuehniella	en
dc.subject	Steinernema feltiae	en
dc.subject	Stored wheat	en
dc.subject	Tribolium confusum	en
dc.subject.other	Anagasta kuehniella	en
dc.subject.other	Coleoptera	en
dc.subject.other	Kuehniella	en
dc.subject.other	Lepidoptera	en
dc.subject.other	Nematoda	en
dc.subject.other	Pyralidae	en
dc.subject.other	Steinernema feltiae	en
dc.subject.other	Steinernematidae	en
dc.subject.other	Tenebrionidae	en
dc.subject.other	Tribolium (beetle)	en
dc.subject.other	Tribolium confusum	en
dc.subject.other	Triticum aestivum	en
dc.title	Insecticidal effect of Steinernema feltiae (Filipjev) (Nematoda: Steinernematidae) against Tribolium confusum du Val (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) and Ephestia kuehniella (Zeller) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in stored wheat	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.jspr.2007.04.002	en
heal.publicationDate	2008	en
heal.abstract	The confused flour beetle, Tribolium confusum, and the Mediterranean flour moth, Ephestia kuehniella, are important pests of stored grain products. The insecticidal effect of three strains (UK 76 [=Nemasys], USA/SC, and Hawaii) of the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema feltiae was determined in the laboratory, in wheat, against these pests. The nematodes were applied at three dose rates: 100, 300 and 900 nematodes/insect individual. The Hawaii strain was most virulent against T. confusum adults and larvae, with a significant dose effect in the case of the larvae. Larval mortality of this species reached 79% and 100% after 7 and 14 d of exposure to the nematodes, respectively, at the highest dose applied. On the other hand, adult mortality of T. confusum did not exceed 66%. In the case of E. kuehniella larvae, USA/SC performed best causing 52% and 69% mortality after 7 and 14 d exposure, respectively, at the highest dose tested. Since very few data are available on the effect of entomopathogenic nematodes against these pests, it is concluded that the Hawaii and USA/SC strains of S. feltiae should be further investigated as promising biological control agents for T. confusum and E. kuehniella. © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.	en
heal.journalName	Journal of Stored Products Research	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.volume	44	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.jspr.2007.04.002	en
dc.identifier.spage	52	en
dc.identifier.epage	57	en