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Effect of Soil Moisture and Irrigation on Pathogenicity of Entomopathogenic Nematodes  

Lee Dong-Woon (Department of Applied Biology, Sangju National University)
Choi Woo-Geun (Seowon Valley Golf Club)
Lee Sang-Myeong (Southern Forest Research Center, National Forest Science Institute)
Kim Hyeong-Hwan (Horticultural Environment Division of national Horticultural Research Institute, RDA.)
Choo Ho-Yul (Department of Applied Biology and Environmental Sciences, Gyeongsang National University)
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Korean Journal of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology / v.8, no.2, 2006 , pp. 77-85 More about this Journal
Abstract
Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) have been used as biological control agents for control of various agro-forest insect pests, and are especially effective against soil-dwelling insect pests. Effect of soil moisture on pathogenicity of commercial EPNs for white grub control was evaluated in laboratory, pots, and golf courses. Pathogenicity of EPNs in sand column was variable depending on depth, soil moisture, and EPN species or strain. All tested EPNs (Heterorhabditis sp. GSNUH1, Heterorhabditis sp. GSNUH2, Steinernema carpocapsae GSN1, and S. longicaudum Nonsan strain) showed similar pathogenicity against the bait insect, great wax moth (Galleria mellonella) larva at 2 cm deep at a given soil moisture. However, pathogenicity of the Heterorhabditis sp. GSNUH1 strain was decreased with increasing soil moisture. Pathogenicity of S. carpocapsae GSN1 strain was the lowest in 3% soil moisture (v/w) at 7 cm depth. However, there was no difference in pathogenicity between Heterorhabditis sp. GSNUH2 and S. longicaudum Nonsan strain. Although pathogenicity of Heterorhabditis sp. KCTC 0991BP strain showed no difference against the 2nd instar of Exomala orientalis, that of the S. carpocapsae GSN1 strain was decreased in the laboratory depending on soil moisture. Highly pathogenic strain EPN, Heterorhabditis sp. KCTC 0991BP strain, showed higher pathogenicity at 100 mm irrigation than non-irrigation or 10 mm irrigation. However, poor pathogenic strain EPN, S. carpocapsae GSN1 strain, was not different in pathogenicity from the 2nd instar of Exomala orientalis in creeping bentgrass (Agrostis palustris) depending on irrigation amount in the pot. Pathogenicity of EPNs in field experiment at the tee of Ulsan golf club showed a similar trend to that in the pot experiment.
Keywords
Entomopathogenic nematode; Pathogenicity; Soil moisture; Irrigation; White grub;
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