OCCURRENCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF ENTOMOPATHOGENIC NEMATODES IN SRI-LANKA

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AMARASINGHE, LD [1 ]
HOMINICK, WM [1 ]
BRISCOE, BR [1 ]
REID, AP [1 ]
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[1] UNIV LONDON IMPERIAL COLL SCI TECHNOL & MED,DEPT BIOL,ASCOT SL5 7PY,BERKS,ENGLAND
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10.1017/S0022149X00001498
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R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
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Entomopathogenic nematodes (Heterorhabditidae and Steinernematidae) were isolated from Sri Lankan soils using the Galleria baiting technique. Samples collected from different agro-ecological regions and different habitat types revealed that the presence of nematodes was restricted to sandy coastal soils. Two heterorhabditid and three steinernematid RFLP types were discovered within 5-100 m of the sea. Members of both families were equally prevalent. However, no parasitized insects were found although insect species were encountered which are potentially natural hosts. These nematodes were present at high temperatures (some above 30 degrees C) and neither the monsoon rain nor the drought had any effect on their prevalence.
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