Distribution of the entomopathogenic nematodes in apple growing areas of Karaman, Turkey

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Affiliations & Notes ⌄

¹Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University, Technical Sciences Vocational School, Plant and Animal Production Department, Karaman, Turkey 2Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Agricultural Faculty, Plant Protection Department, Çanakkale, Turkey 3Ministry of Food Agriculture and Animal Production, Central Research Institute for Field Crops, Department of Geographic Information Systems, Ankara, Turkey †Corresponding author: eyavuzaslanoglu@kmu.edu.tr

Article Info ⌄

Abstract

Study was conducted to determine the distribution of the entomopathogenic nematodes in apple growing areas in

Karaman province, Turkey and their efficacy on Galleria mellonella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Soil samples were

collected from 130 apple orchards in April 2012 and 2013. Entomopathogenic nematodes were found in 25 samples

(19.23%). Entomopathogenic nematodes species isolated: Heterorhabditis bacteriophora Poinar, 1976 (Rhabditida:

Heterorhabditidae) (16.92%) and Steinernema feltiae (Filipjev, 1934) (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae) (2.3%).

Entomopathogenic nematodes distributed in low sand content and low-fertilized soils in Karaman province. The

efficacy of H. bacteriophora and S. feltiae on G. mellonella was 100% after 72 h with 50 infective juveniles at 25

°C.

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