Role of Earthworm Allolobophora caliginosa in Enhancing Biological Control of Egyptian Cotton Leafworm Spodoptera littoralis by Steinernema carpocapsae and Heterorhabditis bacteriophora
Journal Title: Egyptian Journal of Agronematology - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 2
Abstract
Entomopathogenic nematodes, Steinernema carpocapsae (All strain) and Heterorhabditis bacteriophora (HP 88) dispersal were enhanced by the presence of earthworms that may serve as phoretic hosts based on increased IJs dispersal through the soil columns. IJs dispersal capability either in sandy or clayey soil is limited in the absence of earthworm Allolobophora caliginosa as compared with PVC column pipes that contained the earthworms. After two weeks, dispersal was estimated by using the greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella as bioassay organism. Results showed vertical dispersal of nematodes was increased significantly in the presence of earthworm as compared with soil columns in absence of earthworms. With two species of nematodes, when IJs were placed on the surface of soil columns, significantly more nematodes dispersed to the lower half of the columns when A. caliginosa was present and vice versa in the absence of earthworm. Thus, earthworm could be used as vectors to introduce/disperse beneficial organism. The current results showed that the ability of S. carpocapsae (All strain) and H. bacteriophora (HP 88) to control Egyptian cotton leafworm Spodoptera littoralis was enhanced in the presence of earthworm and caused significant S. littoralis suppression with mortality percentages 70 and 94 % relative to the control in the absence of earthworm.
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A. Eldeeb, R. El-Ashry
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