<b>Biological characterization of the colombian isolate<i> Heterorhabditis</i> sp. SL0708 (Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae</b> - doi: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v35i3.16034

  • Maria Camila Mejia Torres Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
  • Adriana Sáenz Aponte Pontificia Universidad Javeriana

Resumo

Heterorhabditis sp SL0708 (Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae) is a native entomopathogenic nematode from Alcalá, Valle del Cauca (Colombia), a natural enemy of insects that can be used for controlling Plutella xylostella L, Conotrachelus psidii Marshall and Delia platura (Meigen); however its biological characterization is unknown. In order to know about the infective capacity of the isolate, tests were made with last instar larvae of Galleria mellonella (Lepidoptera: Pyrallidae) on penetration, one by one, exposure time, dose response and foraging strategy. The average infecting juveniles (IJ) entering larvae was 3 (1.5%). In the one-on-one test, larvae mortality ranged between 8.3 and 16.7%. There was no significant difference (p < 0.05) between treatments and in number of dead larvae in the exposure time and dose response assays. Heterorhabditis sp. SL0708 presented a cruiser foraging strategy, which indicates that it can be used for sessile or cryptic hosts.

 


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Biografia do Autor

Maria Camila Mejia Torres, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Laboratorio de control Biologico. Facultad de ciencias
Adriana Sáenz Aponte, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Assistant Profesor. Unidad de Ecología y Sistemática (UNESIS), Biology Department, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá-Colombia.
Publicado
2013-02-28
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Torres, M. C. M., & Aponte, A. S. (2013). <b>Biological characterization of the colombian isolate<i> Heterorhabditis</i> sp. SL0708 (Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae</b&gt; - doi: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v35i3.16034. Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences, 35(3), 445-449. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascibiolsci.v35i3.16034
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Morfofisiologia Animal

 

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