Thirty years of slug control using the parasitic nematode Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita and beyond
R Rae, L Sheehy… - Pest Management …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Several slug species are highly pestiferous and threaten global sustainable agriculture.
Current control methods rely heavily on metaldehyde pellets, which are often ineffective …
Current control methods rely heavily on metaldehyde pellets, which are often ineffective …
Nematodes that associate with terrestrial molluscs as definitive hosts, including Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita (Rhabditida: Rhabditidae) and its development as a …
A Pieterse, AP Malan, JL Ross - Journal of Helminthology, 2017 - cambridge.org
Terrestrial molluscs (Mollusca: Gastropoda) are important economic pests worldwide,
causing extensive damage to a variety of crop types, and posing a health risk to both …
causing extensive damage to a variety of crop types, and posing a health risk to both …
Microbiome analysis of malacopathogenic nematodes suggests no evidence of a single bacterial symbiont responsible for gastropod mortality
L Sheehy, J Cutler, GD Weedall, R Rae - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Nematodes and bacteria are prevalent in soil ecosystems, and some have evolved
symbiotic relationships. In some cases, symbionts carry out highly specialized functions: a …
symbiotic relationships. In some cases, symbionts carry out highly specialized functions: a …
Phylogenetic evidence for the invasion of a commercialized European Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita lineage into North America and New Zealand
Biological control (biocontrol) as a component of pest management strategies reduces
reliance on synthetic chemicals, and seemingly offers a natural approach that minimizes …
reliance on synthetic chemicals, and seemingly offers a natural approach that minimizes …
Phasmarhabditis kenyaensis n. sp.(Nematoda: Rhabditidae) from the slug, Polytoxon robustum, in Kenya
A Pieterse, B Rowson, L Tiedt, AP Malan, S Haukeland… - Nematology, 2020 - brill.com
A new species of Phasmarhabditis was isolated from the slug, Polytoxon robustum, from
Nairobi, Kenya. The nematode was identified using morphological, morphometric, molecular …
Nairobi, Kenya. The nematode was identified using morphological, morphometric, molecular …
Phasmarhabditis safricana n. sp.(Nematoda: Rhabditidae), a parasite of the slug Deroceras reticulatum from South Africa.
JL Ross, A Pieterse, AP Malan, E Ivanova - Zootaxa, 2018 - europepmc.org
During a survey for mollusc-associated nematodes in South Africa, a new Phasmarhabditis
species was isolated from the invasive slug, Deroceras reticulatum, collected from a nursery …
species was isolated from the invasive slug, Deroceras reticulatum, collected from a nursery …
Phasmarhabditis bohemica n. sp.(Nematoda: Rhabditidae), a slug-parasitic nematode from the Czech Republic
Phasmarhabditis bohemica n. sp. is described and illustrated from the body of Deroceras
reticulatum from the village of Chelčice, the Czech Republic. Morphological and molecular …
reticulatum from the village of Chelčice, the Czech Republic. Morphological and molecular …
First record of Phasmarhabditis papillosa (Nematoda: Rhabditidae) in South Africa, and its virulence against the invasive slug, Deroceras panormitanum
A Pieterse, LR Tiedt, AP Malan, JL Ross - Nematology, 2017 - brill.com
Worldwide interest in Phasmarhabditis originates from the successful commercialisation of
P. hermaphrodita as a biological control agent against molluscs in Europe. To date, P …
P. hermaphrodita as a biological control agent against molluscs in Europe. To date, P …
New players in the field: Ecology and biocontrol potential of three species of mollusc-parasitic nematodes of the genus Phasmarhabditis
Nematodes of the genus Phasmarhabditis are facultative parasites of molluscs with a world-
wide distribution but, so far, only one species P. hermaphrodita has been thoroughly studied …
wide distribution but, so far, only one species P. hermaphrodita has been thoroughly studied …
Phasmarhabditis bonaquaense n. sp.(Nematoda: Rhabditidae), a new slug-parasitic nematode from the Czech Republic.
Phasmarhabditis bonaquaense n. sp. is described and illustrated from the body of
Malacolimax tenellus, from the locality of České Švýcary near the village of Dobrá Voda, the …
Malacolimax tenellus, from the locality of České Švýcary near the village of Dobrá Voda, the …