Claim · model-written summary
Applied S. carpocapsae entered squash blossoms, persisted and infected pickleworms.
- Taxon
- squash plantse0
- Organ / stage
- blossomse0
- Interactor
- picklewormse0pest
- Second interactor
- S. carpocapsae (All strain)
Steinernema carpocapsaee0biocontrol_agent
- Outcome
- enter blossoms, where they persisted and infected picklewormse0
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Verbatim
e0“S. carpocapsae (All strain) applied to squash plants were able to enter blossoms, where they persisted and infected pickleworms.”
Title
H. K. Shannag; S. E. Webb; J. L. Capinera Journal of Economic Entomology 1994. doi:10.1093/jee/87.5.1205
Other claims from this paper (8)
- Observation Five nematode species differed significantly in virulence against pickleworm.
- Observation S. carpocapsae Mexican strain had the lowest LC50 and was more pathogenic than four other nematodes.
- Association Nematode infectivity was positively correlated with pickleworm mortality.
- Association Larval mortality and nematode penetration rose with host exposure time for three nematodes.
- Association Smaller nematode species were more infective and induced mortality faster.
- Observation First instars and pupae were less affected than older larvae and prepupae; pupae were particularly refractory.
- Intervention effect Nematode applications reduced damage to squash blossoms and fruit.
- Intervention effect Weekly nematode application at 2.5 billion/ha protected squash fruit as well as permethrin.