Biological control potential of local entomopathogenic nematodes against the different stage larvae of cotton leafworm Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Biological control potential of local entomopathogenic nematodes against the different stage larvae of cotton leafworm Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Abstract Background The cotton leafworm, Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), is an economic pest on various crops worldwide. Farmers generally used to apply chemical pesticides to control the pest. The bio-control potential of the entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) as alternat...

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Main Authors: Mürşide Yağcı, Cenk Yücel, F. Dolunay Erdoğuş, Gökhan Benk, İlker Kepenekci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-05-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control
Subjects:
Efficacy
Spodoptera littoralis
Entomopathogenic nematodes
Biological control
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41938-022-00558-y

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