Pakistan Journal of Nematology (2006) 24, 49-55

I. Kepenekci and A. Susurluk (2006)
Susceptibility of the mealy plum aphid, Hyalopterus pruni (Homoptera: Aphididae) to two isolates of Steinernema feltiae (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae) under laboratory conditions
Pakistan Journal of Nematology 24 (1), 49-55
Abstract: The mealy plum aphid (MPA), Hyalopterus pruni (Geoffroy) (Homoptera: Aphididae) is the most severe pest of plum in Turkey. Entomopathogenic nematodes appear to be a candidate to control this pest. Two entomopathogenic nematode isolates viz., Steinernema feltiae (All type) and S. feltiae (S₃) (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae) were evaluated against the MPA adult using three doses [25, 50 and 100 infective juveniles (IJ)/0.2 ml distilled water per adult insect] and at three different temperatures (10, 15 and 25 °C). The mortality was recorded after 72 and 96 h of each incubation. According to the results of death ratio in MPA adults after 96 h application are; All type at 25 IJ/0.2 ml water per adults; 41.6% at 10, 15 °C and 47.2% at 25 °C; for S₃; 38.8% at 10 °C; 41.6% at 15 °C and 47.1% at 25 °C; All type at 50 IJ/0.2 ml water per adults; 50% at 10 °C; 61.1 % at 15 °C and 66.6% at 25 °C; for S₃; 55.5% at 10 °C; 63.8% at 15 °C and 69.4% at 25 °C; All type at 100 IJ/0.2 ml water per adults; 58.3% at 10 °C; 72.2 % at 15 °C and 74.9% at 25 °C; for S₃; 66.6% at 10 °C; 77.7% at 15 °C and 83.3% at 25 °C. These results suggested that entomopathogenic nematodes could be used in controlling MPA.
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Database assignments for author(s): Alper Susurluk

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.
	Hyalopterus pruni	Plum/prune (Prunus domestica)	Turkey
Steinernema feltiae/Xenorhabdus bovienii (entomopathogen)	Hyalopterus pruni		Pakistan