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Compatibility of entomopathogenic nematodes with fipronil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2024

F. García del Pino  and
M. Jové
F. García del Pino*
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biología Animal, Vegetal y Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193, Barcelona, Spain
M. Jové
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biología Animal, Vegetal y Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193, Barcelona, Spain
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*Fax: 93 581 13 21 Email: Fernando.Garcia@uab.es
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Abstract

The survival and infectivity of infective juveniles (IJs) of three species of entomopathogenic nematodes, Steinernema carpocapsae Weiser, S. arenarium (Artyukhovsky) (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae) and Heterorhabditis bacteriophora Poinar (Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae), were determined after exposure to different concentrations (250, 500, 1000 and 2000 ppm) of fipronil, an insecticide acting on the GABA receptors to block the chloride channel. Heterorhabditis bacteriophora was very tolerant to all concentrations of fipronil, with the highest mortality of 17% being observed at 2000 ppm of fipronil after 72 h exposure. Steinernema carpocapsae showed a similar response, with the highest mortality of 11.25% of IJs being observed after 72 h exposure to 2000 ppm of fipronil. Steinernema arenarium was, however, more sensitive to fipronil, and at 2000 ppm mortality rates of 94.6% and 100% were observed after 24 and 72 h, respectively. Fipronil had negligible effects on the infectivity of the three nematode species tested. The IJs which survive exposure to all concentrations of fipronil tested can infect and reproduce in Galleria larvae. The moderate effects on entomopathogenic nematodes of a lower fipronil concentration (250 ppm) and the field rates (12–60 ppm) of fipronil used as insecticide, suggest that direct mixing of entomopathogenic nematodes and fipronil at field rates is a viable integrated pest management option.

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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 79 , Issue 4 , December 2005 , pp. 333 - 337
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2005

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