First record of Heterorhabditis indica (Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae) from Morocco and its virulence against Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann 1824) (Diptera: Tephritidae)

First record of Heterorhabditis indica (Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae) from Morocco and its virulence against Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann 1824) (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Abstract Background Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) represent a guild of soil-inhabiting nematodes that rapidly infect and kill insects that live in, on or near the ground surface. They are considered an attractive and emerging alternative to chemical insecticides, particularly against soil-borne...

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Main Authors: M’barka Elqdhy, Mohamed Ait Hamza, Latifa Askarne, Carolina Cantalapiedra-Navarrete, Pablo Castillo, Tayeb Obidari, Boujemaa Ajdi, Hicham Lakhtar, Abdelhamid El Mousadik, Fouad Msanda, Hassan Boubaker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2025-03-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control
Subjects:
Morocco
Indigenous
Heterorhabditis indica
Ceratitis capitata
Biological control
Distribution
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41938-025-00848-1
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