Occurrence of Entomopathogenic Nematodes in Thailand

Authors

  • Nuchanart Tangchitsomkid Nematology Section, Plant Pathology and Microbiology Division, Department of Agriculture, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
  • Suebsak Sontirat Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand

Keywords:

entomopathogenic nematodes, Steinernema sp., Heterorhabditis sp., heat-tolerant isolate

Abstract

A soil survey of indigenous strains of entomopathogenic nematode was conducted in 42 provinces of Thailand between June 1996 to March 1998. A total of 306 soil samples were extracted using Galleria baiting technique. The nematodes were recovered from 9 out of 42 locations (21.4 %). The identification using morphological characteristics of infective-stage juveniles and adults revealed 8 isolates of Steinernematidae : Steinernema sp. and 1 isolate of Heterorhabditidae : Heterorhabditis sp. The nematodes were collected from central plains at the temperature range of 24-27°C (10-15 cm deep from soil surface) and 29-37°C (at soil surface) and they were heat-tolerant isolates from Thailand.

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Published

1998-09-30

How to Cite

Tangchitsomkid, Nuchanart, and Suebsak Sontirat. 1998. “Occurrence of Entomopathogenic Nematodes in Thailand”. Agriculture and Natural Resources 32 (3). Bangkok, Thailand:347-54. https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/anres/article/view/240584.

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 3 (1998): July-September

Section

Research Article

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