Susceptibility of indigenous U.K. earthworms and an invasive pest flatworm to the slug parasitic nematode Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita.

R. G. Rae; Michael John Wilson; Jamie Robertson

doi:10.1080/09583150500086870

Susceptibility of indigenous U.K. earthworms and an invasive pest flatworm to the slug parasitic nematode Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita.

R. G. Rae, Michael John Wilson, Jamie Robertson

Aberdeen Centre For Environmental Sustainability

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Abstract

We exposed five earthworm species, one flatworm species and the susceptible slug Deroceras reticulatum to the recommended field application rate and five times this rate of Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita. P. hermaphrodita caused significant mortality to D. reticulatum at the recommended rate and five times the recommended rate. Survival of the earthworms and the flatworm was not different from the untreated controls. P. hermaphrodita is a safe biological control agent causing no harm to earthworms and could not be used to kill Arthurdendyus triangulatus.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	623-626
Number of pages	3
Journal	Biocontrol Science and Technology
Volume	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09583150500086870
Publication status	Published - 2005

Keywords

Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita
Lumbricus terrestris
Eisenia hortensis
Eisenia andrei
Eisenia fetida
Arthurdendyus triangulatus
Dendrodrilus rubidus
Deroceras reticulatum
New Zealand flatworm
non-target organisms
biological control
TRIANGULATA DENDY TRICLADIDA
BIOCONTROL AGENT
RHABDITIDAE
TERRICOLA
SURVIVAL

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