Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) in the families' Steinernematidae and
Heterorhabditidae are obligate insect parasites. Their easy multiplication, broad host range …

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 …

Pesticides have health consequences for humans, living organisms, and ecosystems.
Research on biological management, with a primary focus on entomopathogens, has been …

Quantitative real‐time PCR (qPCR) techniques are being increasingly used to provide
accurate and reliable methods to identify and quantify cryptic organisms in soil ecology …

The following account is a revised and updated version of the chapter by Hunt (2007).
Following the description of S. unicornum (see Edgington et al., 2009a), a minor change to …

A new entomopathogenic nematode, Steinernema tophus n. sp. is described from South
Africa. Morphological, molecular (ribosomal gene sequence data) together with cross …

Xenorhabdus nematophila, the mutualistic bacterium of the nematode Steinernema
carpocapsae, produces the R-type bacteriocin called xenorhabdicin, which is thought to …

Morphological and molecular sequence data were combined with cross-hybridization
studies and used to identify a new Steinernema sp. from Free State, South Africa. Molecular …

A new species of entomopathogenic nematode, Steinernema riojaense n. sp., was isolated
during a survey in La Rioja province of Spain. Morphological and morphometric traits place …

The evolutionary relationships of EPN were outlined for the first time by Poinar (1981), when
he speculated that Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae arose as two separate …