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11500089

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-8-13
pubmed:abstractText
Entomopathogenic nematodes are commercially applied in aqueous suspension. These biocontrol agents may also be applied in nematode-infected insect cadavers, but this approach may entail problems in storage and ease of handling. We determined the feasibility of formulating nematode-infected insect cadavers to overcome these hindrances. All experiments were conducted with Heterorhabditis bacteriophora Poinar and Galleria mellonella (L.). Nonformulated cadavers were used as controls. Of 19 formulations tested (including combinations of starches, flours, clays, etc.) 1 (starch-clay combination) was found to adhere to the cadaver and to have no significant deleterious effects on nematode reproduction and infectivity; other formulations exhibited poor adhesion or reduced nematode reproduction. Two formulations enabled cadavers to be partially desiccated without affecting reproduction; other formulations and nonformulated cadavers exhibited reduced reproduction upon desiccation. Four-day-old cadavers were more amenable to desiccation than 8-day-old cadavers. Formulated cadavers were more resistant to rupturing and sticking together during agitation than nonformulated cadavers.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0022-2011
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2001 Academic Press.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
78
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
17-23
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Formulation of entomopathogenic nematode-infected cadavers.
pubmed:affiliation
USDA-ARS, SE Fruit and Tree Nut Research Lab, 21 Dunbar Road, Byron, Georgia 31008, USA. dshapiro@saa.ars.usda.gov
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article