<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In October 2007 we examined 80 soil samples from 16 different locations in the central part of Slovenia (the Notranjska region) and confirmed the presence of entomopathogenic nematodes only in two soil samples. This represents the first recorded instance of an entomopathogenic nematode in Slovenia. In sample B30 we confirmed the presence of Steinernema feltiae (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae) by means of a molecular technique. In Slovenia the application of entomopathogenic nematodes was hitherto possible only in laboratory experiments, while the Rules on Biological Plant Protection made the practical application of exotic organisms in the domestic environment entirely impossible. After the first record of the entomopathogenic nematode S. feltiae we expect the aformentioned agent to become an important alternative to insecticides in plant protection against pest insects.</p></abstract>

In October 2007 we examined 80 soil samples from 16 different locations in the central part of Slovenia (the Notranjska region) and confirmed the presence of entomopathogenic nematodes only in two soil samples. This represents the first recorded instance of an entomopathogenic nematode in Slovenia. In sample B30 we confirmed the presence of Steinernema feltiae (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae) by means of a molecular technique. In Slovenia the application of entomopathogenic nematodes was hitherto possible only in laboratory experiments, while the Rules on Biological Plant Protection made the practical application of exotic organisms in the domestic environment entirely impossible. After the first record of the entomopathogenic nematode S. feltiae we expect the aformentioned agent to become an important alternative to insecticides in plant protection against pest insects.

First record of Steinernema feltiae (Filipjev) (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae) in Slovenia

Biotechnical Faculty, Dept. of Agronomy, Chair of Phytomedicine, Agricultural Engineering, Crop Production, Pasture and Grassland Management, University of Ljubljana, Jamnikarjeva 101, SI-1111, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Research and Extension Centre for Fruit Growing, Vadastag 2, 4244, Újfehértó, Hungary

Helminthologia

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In October 2007 we examined 80 soil samples from 16 different locations in the central part of Slovenia (the Notranjska region) and confirmed the presence of...

First record of Steinernema feltiae (Filipjev) (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae) in Slovenia

Published Online: Jun 21, 2009

Page range: 135 - 138

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-009-0026-7

Keywords
biological kontrol, entomopathogenic nematodes, first record, Steinernema feltiae

© 2009 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

First record of Steinernema feltiae (Filipjev) (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae) in Slovenia

Published Online: Jun 21, 2009

Page range: 135 - 138

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-009-0026-7

Keywordsbiological kontrol, entomopathogenic nematodes, first record, Steinernema feltiae

© 2009 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
biological kontrol, entomopathogenic nematodes, first record, Steinernema feltiae