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Thermal adaptation of entomopathogenic nematodes: Niche breadth for infection, establishment, and reproduction
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It is concluded that entomopathogenic nematode species have well-defined thermal niches which may be unaffected by their locality, and that heterorhabditids are endemic to warmer climates.About:
This article is published in Journal of Thermal Biology.The article was published on 1994-08-01. It has received 393 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Entomopathogenic nematode & Steinernema scapterisci.read more
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Application technology and environmental considerations for use of entomopathogenic nematodes in biological control
TL;DR: With some exceptions foliar applications have been less successful than soil applications due to nematode susceptibility to desiccation and UV; recent research, however, indicates that frequent low-rate applications of nematodes to foliage can result in substantial suppression of greenhouse pests such as thrips.
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Thermodynamic Effects on Organismal Performance: Is Hotter Better?
TL;DR: Comparative and experimental studies support the view that hotter is better, but the thermodynamic effect on maximal performance varies greatly among traits and taxa, suggesting the need to develop a more sophisticated view of thermodynamic constraints.
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Entomopathogenic nematode production and application technology
TL;DR: This review provides a summary and analysis of factors that affect production and application of EPNs and offers insights for their future in biological insect suppression.
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Current developments in microbial control of insect pests and prospects for the early 21st century
TL;DR: Because of their selectivity and minimal environmental impact, microbial control agents will be ideal components of integrated pest management programs in the early 21st century and beyond, but if they are used merely as replacements for chemical pesticides, then eventually these agents will face some of the same fate as the chemicals they replace, particularly with respect to resistance.
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Entomopathogenic Nematodes (Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae) for Biological Control of Soil Pests
TL;DR: A general overview on the current state of knowledge of entomopathogenic nematodes and their mutualistically associated bacteria is presented and the potential of these Nematodes, which are commonly found in Turkish soils, as biological control agents against insect pests in Turkey is examined.
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A method of computing the effectiveness of an insecticide
TL;DR: In order to make experimental studies comparable and statistically meaningful, the article recommends the following formula: per cent control = 100(X - Y)/X, which eliminates errors due to deaths in the control sample which were not due to the insecticide.
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Entomopathogenic Nematodes In Biological Control
Randy Gaugler,Harry K. Kaya +1 more
TL;DR: Entomopathogenic Nematodes as Biological Control Agents of Insects biological pest control using other organisms, like other biological control agents, nematodes are constrained by being living organisms that require specific constraints.