▪ Abstract The Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica Newman, an introduced scarab, has
become the most widespread and destructive insect pest of turf, landscapes, and nursery …

Plants influence the behavior of and modify community composition of soil-dwelling
organisms through the exudation of organic molecules. Given the chemical complexity of the …

Plants under attack by arthropod herbivores often emit volatile compounds from their leaves
that attract natural enemies of the herbivores. Here we report the first identification of an …

1. We determined thermal niche breadths for infection, establishment, and reproduction of
twelve species and strains of entomopathogenic nematodes collected from diverse climatic …

We discuss the behavior and ecology of entomopathogenic nematodes in relation to their
successes and failures as biological control agents. Four categories of studies have been …

This paper discusses the concepts of nematode formulations and application technology,
and evaluates the factors affecting nematode survival in formulations developed for storage …

This chapter discusses some aspects (bacterial taxonomy and co-speciation with
nematodes, phenotypic variation, pathogenicity, and isolation of symbionts and …

Many parasitic nematodes actively seek out hosts in which to complete their lifecycles.
Olfaction is thought to play an important role in the host-seeking process, with parasites …

Entomopathogenic nematodes of the genera Steinernema and Hetero rhabditis (Nematoda:
Rhabditida) have emerged as excellent insect biological control agents. This discipline of …

Broad spectrum chemical pesticides are harmful to humans and other nontarget organisms.
Biological control, which entails the use of natural enemies, is a viable alternative. Isolation …