Nematology (2004) 6, 299-302

María F. Achinelly, María V. Micieli, Gerardo A. Marti and Juan J. García (2004)
Susceptibility of neotropical mosquito larvae (Diptera: Culicidae) and non-target aquatic organisms to the entomoparasitic nematode Strelkovimermis spiculatus Poinar and Camino, 1986 (Nematoda: Mermithidae)
Nematology 6 (2), 299-302
Abstract: Fourteen species of mosquito and several species of non-target aquatic organisms were tested for susceptibility to the neotropical mermithid nematode, Strelkovimermis spiculatus . All species of Aedes, Anopheles, Culex, Isostomyia and Ochlerotatus, plus one of the two Psorophora species exposed to S. spiculatus preparasites, were parasitised. None of the non-target aquatic organisms exposed to S. spiculatus were infected, with the exception of Chironomidae larvae in which nematode penetration was observed although host reaction in the form of nematode melanisation occurred 24-48 h post-infection, the nematodes dying within the host.
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Database assignments for author(s): Maria V. Micieli, Juan José Garcia

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
Strelkovimermis spiculatus (entomopathogen)