I wondered about the use of beneficial nematodes in reducing the population of some types of undesirable insects, mainly fleas and its effects on the environment. Could anyone elaborate on this topic and whether it would also help decrease hypothenemus hampei population? Are there adverse effects to bees?
@ Rachel Saito
Please go through the following RG links.
Article The Role of Entomopathogenic Nematodes as Biological Control...
Article Entomopathogenic Nematodes for Control of Insect Pests Above...
Article Using Entomopathogenic Nematodes for Crop Insect Pest Control
Article Entomopathogenic nematodes in pest management
Article Using beneficial nematodes for crop insect pest control
Article Entomopathogenic nematode as a biocontrol agent – Recent tre...
Chapter Beneficial Nematodes in Agroecosystems: A Global Perspective
Chapter Beneficial nematodes and the changing scope of crop protection
Book Nematodes for Biological Control of Insects
Thanks!
Some nematodes are used to control agricultural pests, such as ants and fleas
very small
It can cause inflammation of these insects
Pathogenic nematode insects known as beneficial nematodes. It is microscopic and used in gardening as a form of biological pest control. They are used to control ants, fleas, mites, beetles, flies, mites and other pests.
Scientific name: Heterorhabditis bacteria
Resort: Nematode
Higher classification: hysteritis
Ranking: Rhabditida
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