Article
The effect of day of emergence from the insect cadaver on the behavior and environmental tolerances of infective juveniles of the entomopathogenic nematode Heterorhabditis megidis (strain UK211).
The Journal of parasitology - 1 Aug 1998
O'Leary S A, Stack C M, Chubb M A, Burnell A M
Abstract excerpt
Infective juveniles (IJs) of entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are obligate parasites of insect larvae. Inside the host they develop into sexually mature adult stages and complete their life cycle. Two or 3 adult nematode generations can occur in the insect host. The increase in nematode populati...
Topics
- Animals
- Behavior, Animal
- Desiccation
- Female
- Host-Parasite Interactions
- Male
- Movement
- Phenotype
- Rhabditoidea
- Soil
- Temperature
- Tenebrio
- Time Factors