Steinernema carpocapsae/Xenorhabdus nematophila (entomopathogen)

Taxonomic position
[−] Steinernema (genus - entomopathogens) [−] Steinernematidae (beneficial pathogens) [−] Pathogenic nematodes (beneficials) [−] Other diseases of pests [−] Diseases of pests [+] Beneficials

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Steinernema carpocapsae (Weiser, 1955) - nematode
Xenorhabdus nematophila (Poinar and Thomas 1965) Thomas and Poinar 1979 - symbiotic bacterium
is mainly effective against a variety of soil living and boring insect pests. The nematode (synonym Neoaplectana carpocapsae) is commercially produced and contains the mutualistic and pathogenic bacterium Xenorhabdus nematophila.

The literature database currently contains 340 publications for this beneficial.
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