Heterorhabditis bacteriophora/Photorhabdus (entomopathogen)

Taxonomic position
▼ Heterorhabditis (genus - entomopathogens) ▼ Heterorhabditidae (beneficial pathogens) ▼ Pathogenic nematodes (beneficials) ▼ Other diseases of pests ▼ Diseases of pests ► Beneficials

Heterorhabditis bacteriophora infecting the greater wax moth (Galleria mellonella)
Author: Peggy Greb, USDA Agricultural Research Service
Source: IPM Images

Heterorhabditis bacteriophora (Poinar, 1976) - nematode
Photorhabdus luminescens spp. luminescens - and
Photorhabdus luminescens spp. laumondii - symbiotic bacteria
are effective against root weevils and scarabs and are commercially available. The nematode contains the mutualistic and pathogenic bacterium Photorhabdus luminescens (syn. Xenorhabdus luminescens)