Comparison of Infectivity and Productivity of Steinernema feltiae and Heterorhabditis bacteriophora in Galleria mellonella and Tenebrio molitor
Comparison of Infectivity and Productivity of Steinernema feltiae and Heterorhabditis bacteriophora in Galleria mellonella and Tenebrio molitor
Ali Murad Rahoo1,*, Tariq Mukhtar2, Barkat Ali Bughio3 and Rehana Kanwal Rahoo4
Mortality of G. mellonella and T. molitor medium and small inoculated with 1000 IJ of S. feltiae (A) and H. bacteriophora (B).
Numbers of IJ of S. feltiae and H. bacteriophora invading larvae of G. mellonella and T. molitor 24 h following inoculation with 1000 IJ.
Production of S. feltiae and H. bacteriophora from larvae of G. mellonella and T. molitor following inoculation with 1000 IJs for 24 h (data transformed to log 10).
Invasion of G. mellonella and T. molitor larvae by IJ of S. feltiae and H. bacteriophora following exposure to 5000 nematodes over a 24 h period.
Individual invasion of G. mellonella and T. molitor larvae by IJ of S. feltiae and H. bacteriophora following exposure to 5000 IJ in cohorts of 1, 5 and 10 larvae per dish.
Mean invasion of G. mellonella and T. molitor larvae by IJ of S. feltiae and H. bacteriophora following exposure to 5000 IJ in cohorts of 1, 5 and 10 larvae per dish.
