Entomopathogenic nematodes in sustainable food production

AM Koppenhöfer, DI Shapiro-Ilan… - Frontiers in Sustainable …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The emphasis of this review is on the use and potential of entomopathogenic nematodes
(EPNs) as biological control agents in sustainable food production across a wide range of …

Biological Control of Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda

A Abbas, F Ullah, M Hafeez, X Han, MZN Dara, H Gul… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda, is one of the most important invasive
pests worldwide, resulting in considerable losses in host crops. FAW comprises two genetic …

Activated entomopathogenic nematode infective juveniles release lethal venom proteins

D Lu, M Macchietto, D Chang, MM Barros… - PloS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are unique parasites due to their symbiosis with
entomopathogenic bacteria and their ability to kill insect hosts quickly after infection. It is …

Olfaction shapes host–parasite interactions in parasitic nematodes

AR Dillman, ML Guillermin, JH Lee… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
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 …

Friend or foe? A review of the mechanisms that drive Serratia towards diverse lifestyles

LM Petersen, LS Tisa - Canadian journal of microbiology, 2013 - cdnsciencepub.com
Found widespread around the globe, Serratia are Gram-negative bacteria capable of
thriving in a diverse number of environments that include water, soil, and the digestive tracts …

The importance of root-produced volatiles as foraging cues for entomopathogenic nematodes

TCJ Turlings, I Hiltpold, S Rasmann - Plant and Soil, 2012 - Springer
Abstract Background Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are tiny parasitic worms that
parasitize insects, in which they reproduce. Their foraging behavior has been subject to …

Basic laboratory and field manual for conducting research with the entomopathogenic nematodes, Steinernema and Heterorhabditis, and their bacterial symbionts

S Hazir, H Kaya, M Touray, H Cimen… - Turkish Journal of …, 2022 - journals.tubitak.gov.tr
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 …

A Lover and a Fighter: The Genome Sequence of an Entomopathogenic Nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora

X Bai, BJ Adams, TA Ciche, S Clifton, R Gaugler… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Heterorhabditis bacteriophora are entomopathogenic nematodes that have evolved a
mutualism with Photorhabdus luminescens bacteria to function as highly virulent insect …

Evolution and taxonomy of nematode-associated entomopathogenic bacteria of the genera Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus: an overview

E Sajnaga, W Kazimierczak - Symbiosis, 2020 - Springer
Entomopathogenic bacteria from the genera Photorhabdus and Xenorhabdus are closely
related Gram-negative bacilli from the family Enterobacteriaceae (γ-Proteobacteria). They …

Diversity, biology and evolutionary relationships

SP Stock - Nematode pathogenesis of insects and other pests …, 2015 - Springer
Nematodes are among the most abundant organisms on Earth, as they exist in almost every
possible habitat and ecosystem (Bernard, 1992; De Ley, 2006; Ettema, 1998; Powers et al …