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Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 31 pp 425–441Cite as

Behavioural Ecology of Entomopathogenic Nematodes, Steinernema and Heterorhabditis for Insect Biocontrol

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Entomopathogenic nematodes Steinernema and Heterorhabditis are excellent biocontrol agents of crop insect pests. These beneficial nematodes decrease the reliance on synthetic pesticides and assist in maintaining a desirable ecological balance. They adapt to a wide range of behavioural strategies, and their degree of efficacy varies with species and the ecological niche where nematode -insect interactions take place. Occurrence and distribution of entomopathogenic nematodes are related to certain insect groups that are considered their suitable hosts. Soil texture and presence of a host affect the nematode ’s direction of movement. The specific behaviours and cues used by infective juveniles of different nematode species vary while searching and finding the hosts. The process of infection is governed by several factors such as host recognition behaviour, acceptance behaviour and infection behaviour . Cues such as feces or cuticle associated with living insects affect a nematode ’s foraging behaviour which varies with respect to nematode species. Therefore, correct selection of nematode species is of foremost importance in the insect pest management strategies. Apart from nematodes’ habitat preference and infection behaviour , survival strategy and reproductive behaviour are other important parameters that need attention.

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This work was supported in part by All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP), ICAR on Biological Control of Crop Pests and Weeds running in the Biological Control Laboratory, Division of Entomology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K), Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.

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Askary, T.H., Jamal Ahmad, M., Wani, A.R., Mohiddin, S., Sofi, M.A. (2018). Behavioural Ecology of Entomopathogenic Nematodes, Steinernema and Heterorhabditis for Insect Biocontrol. In: Lichtfouse, E. (eds) Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 31. Sustainable Agriculture Reviews, vol 31. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94232-2_8

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