Department of Nematology, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat-785 013, Assam, India
*Corresponding author's e-mail: gitanjali_devi@yahoo.in
Online published on 4 April, 2018.
Nematodes are highly diversified and most abundant metazoans present in soil. Phytophagous nematodes attack plants cause enormous losses. The predaceous nematodes play a significant role in regulating the population of plant-parasitic nematodes. Based on type of feeding apparatus and mode of feeding, predatory nematode are classified into different taxonomic categories. This review has made an attempt to evaluate the bio-efficacy of predaceous nematodes and their future prospects.
Biological control, Feeding apparatus, Mass culture, Mode of feeding, Predatory nematode
