Heterorhabditis bacteriophora

Aquino-Bolaños, Teodulfo, Ruiz-Vega, Jaime, Hernández, Yolanda D. Ortiz & Castañeda, Julio C. Jiménez, 2019, Survival of entomopathogenic nematodes in oil emulsions and control effectiveness on adult engorged ticks (Acari: Ixodida), Journal of Nematology 51 (1), pp. 1-10 : 3

HeterOrhabditiS baCteriOphOra – J. VirGiniana 33 833 100 ± 10 1,667 HeterOrhabditiS baCteriOphOra – C. CitratUS 33 833 100 ± 10 1,667

Control Steinernema webSteri – C. CitratUS 33 effectiveness

Steinernema webSteri – J. VirGiniana 33 in field

Steinernema webSteri – AD (control) 833 119 ± 10 1,667

833 119 ± 10 1,667

0 119 ± 10 2,500 These were placed in plastic petri dishes (55mm of diameter), which were stored at room temperature (22 ± 3°C and 37–64% RH). The survival of IJs in oil emulsions was assessed every 24hr during 6d. The observation and counting of living and dead IJs was done using a stereoscopic microscope. The IJs were considered alive if they had mobility in the head and tail by themselves ( Peters, 2016).