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Nematodes (Mermithidae) parasitizing grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) in the Pampean region, Argentina

Braz. j. biol; 77 (1), 2017
Abstract This work provides the results of a survey of entomonematodes parasites of grasshoppers in grasslands of the Pampean Region, Argentina. Nymphs of Staurorhectus longicornis Giglio-Tos, Laplatacris dispar Rhen, 1939, Dichroplus elongatus Giglio-Tos, 1894 and Metaleptea brevicornis (L.) (Orthoptera...

Susceptibilidad de las larvas de aedes aegypti al parasitismo por Romanomermis culivorax en condiciones de laboratorio y de campo en Oaxaca, México

In June 1996 in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, larvae of the mosquito species Aedes aegypti were exposed to infective preparasites of the nematode Romanomermis culicivorax, Ross and Smith, in the laboratory and in the field. For the laboratory experiments larvae in instars I–IV were used; they had been c...

Produccion masiva de Romanomermis iyengari (Nematoda: Mermithidae) y su aplicacion en criaderos de anofelinos en Boa Vista (Roraima), Brasil

Para desarrollar la produccion masiva del nematodo Romanomermis iyengari Welch, se llevo a cabo el diseno y montaje de una bioplanta en las instalaciones de la Universidad Federal del Estado de Roraima, Brasil, tras un convenio con la Secretaria de Salud del mencionado estado. El objetivo de este trabajo...

The Romanomermis iyengari parasite for Anopheles pseudopunctipennis suppression in natural habitats in Oaxaca State, Mexico

In September and November 1996 Romanomermis yengari Welch, a parasite of larval mosquitoes, was released in 44 natural larval habitat sites of Anopheles pseudopunctipennis Theobald in an attempt to reduce the larval populations of this important malaria vector. The selected treatment sites ranged in size...