Indian Journal of Entomology
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  • Year: 2020
  • Volume: 82
  • Issue: 1

In vivo and in vitro culturing and virulence of Heterorhabditis indica and Steinernema glaseri

Department of Nematology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 641003

*Email: subbunema@gmail.com (corresponding author)

Online published on 18 April, 2020.

Abstract

The comparative virulence of Heterorhabditis indica and Steinernema glaseri multiplied in vivo and in vitro is evaluated on Corcyra cephalonica in this study. The results reveal that in vivo mass multiplied nematodes caused the least LC50 (15.83 IJ/larva) and LT50 (34.08 h/larva). Among in vivo and in vitro, invivo one was superior.

Keywords

Heterorhabditis indica, Steinernema glaseri, cultures, in vivo, in vitro, Corcyra cephalonica, LC50, LT50