Isolation and efficacy of native Heterorhabditis bacteriophora against Aeolesthes sarta (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in North Kashmir apple orchards
Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) of the genus Heterorhabditis are important biocontrol agents that form a lethal combination with their symbiotic bacteria Photorhabdus against a variety of insect pests. This study describes native strains of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora for the first time isolated from the Northern p...