Field testing of the insect parasitic nematode,Neoaplectana bibionis [Nematoda: Steinernematidae] against currant borer moth,Synanthedon tipuliformis [Lep.: Sesiidae] in blackcurrants

Effectiveness of different species of entomopathogenic nematodes for biocontrol of the Mediterranean flatheaded rootborer, Capnodis tenebrionis (Linné) (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in potted peach tree

“…A number of field trials have been conducted to evaluate the efficacy of EPNs for suppressing other wood-boring insects such as Metamasius hemipterus (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) (Giblin-Davis et al, 1996), Synanthedon spp. (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) (Bedding and Miller, 1981;Miller and Bedding, 1982;Deseö et al, 1986;Kaya and Brown, 1986;Cossentine et al, 1990;Nachtigall and Dickler, 1992) or root-boring such as Delia radicum (L.) (Diptera: Anthomyiidae) (Willmott et al, 2002) and Rhytidoderes plicatus Oliv. (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) (Tarasco and Triggiani, 2002).…”

Field suppression of the peachtree borer, Synanthedon exitiosa, using Steinernema carpocapsae: Effects of irrigation, a sprayable gel and application method

“…Additionally, entomopathogenic nematodes are highly virulent to larvae of many species of Sesiidae including several Synanthedon spp. (Miller and Bedding, 1982;Deseö and Miller, 1985;Kaya and Brown, 1986;Begley, 1990;Nachtigall and Dickler, 1992;Williams et al, 2002).…”

Susceptibility of the peachtree borer, Synanthedon exitiosa, to Steinernema carpocapsae and Steinernema riobrave in laboratory and field trials

“…Previous research has shown that entomopathogenic nematodes are highly virulent to larvae of many species of Sesiidae (Miller and Bedding, 1982;Capinera et al, 1986;Kaya and Brown, 1986;Nachtigall and Dickler, 1992;Smith-Fiola et al, 1996;Williams et al, 2002). In fact, the application of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora ( D heliothidis) Poinar to peach trunks, at a rate of 40,000 nematodes per trunk, in mid-June signiWcantly reduced the number of adult S. exitiosa that emerged from feeding sites by 80% (Cossentine et al, 1990).…”