Steinernema feltiae is a species of nematode in the family Steinernematidae. It is an entomopathogenic roundworm that infects insects.
| Steinernema feltiae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Chromadorea |
| Order: | Rhabditida |
| Family: | Steinernematidae |
| Genus: | Steinernema |
| Species: | S. feltiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Steinernema feltiae Filipjev, 1934 | |
Agricultural use
editS. feltiae has been used in agriculture as a biological control agent against insect pests. It is effective between 8 °C and 25 °C [1] and has been shown to infect various moths, flies, and beetles.[2] S. feltiae infects insects in the immature stage and releases symbiotic bacteria, such as Xenorhabdus species, that produce toxins which kill the host insect.[3][4]
References
edit- ↑ Hazir, Selçuk; Stock, S.Patricia; Kaya, Harry K; Koppenhöfer, Albrecht M; Keskin, Nevin (2001). "Developmental Temperature Effects on Five Geographic Isolates of the Entomopathogenic Nematode Steinernema feltiae (Nematoda: Steinernematidae)". Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 77 (4): 243–250. doi:10.1006/jipa.2001.5029.
- ↑ Morris, O. N. (1985). "SUSCEPTIBILITY OF 31 SPECIES OF AGRICULTURAL INSECT PESTS TO THE ENTOMOGENOUS NEMATODES STEINERNEMA FELTIAE AND HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA". The Canadian Entomologist. 117 (4): 401–407. doi:10.4039/ent117401-4. ISSN 0008-347X.
- ↑ "Steinernema feltiae, Beneficial nematode (Sf) | Cornell IPM Biocontrol Fact Sheet". cals.cornell.edu. Archived from the original on 2026-05-17. Retrieved 2026-05-17.
- ↑ Burnell, Ann; Stock, S. Patricia (2000). "Heterorhabditis, Steinernema and their bacterial symbionts — lethal pathogens of insects". Nematology. 2 (1): 31–42. doi:10.1163/156854100508872. ISSN 1388-5545.
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