First record of a cold-active entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema kraussei (Steiner) (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae) in Slovenia

Žiga LAZNIK; Tímea TÓTH; Tamás LAKATOS; Matej VIDRIH; Stanislav TRDAN

doi:10.14720/aas.2009.93.1.14893

First record of a cold-active entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema kraussei (Steiner) (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae) in Slovenia

Authors

Žiga LAZNIK Univ. of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Fac., Dept. of Agronomy, Jamnikarjeva 101, SI-1111 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Tímea TÓTH Vadastag 2, H-4244 Újfehértó, Hungary
Tamás LAKATOS Vadastag 2, H-4244 Újfehértó, Hungary
Matej VIDRIH Univ. of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Fac., Dept. of Agronomy, Jamnikarjeva 101, SI-1111 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Stanislav TRDAN Univ. of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Fac., Dept. of Agronomy, Jamnikarjeva 101, SI-1111 Ljubljana, Slovenia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14720/aas.2009.93.1.14893

Keywords:

entomopathogenic nematodes, Slovenia, Steinernema affine, Steinernema feltiae, Steinernema carpocapsae, Steinernema kraussei, biological control

Abstract

In preceding researches on occurrence of entomopathogenic nematodes in Slovenia, which started in 2007, we already recorded Steinernema affine (Bovien), S. feltiae (Filipjev) and S. carpocapsae (Weiser). In April 2008, 120 soil samples from 24 locations were collected in Gorenjska, Notranjska and Primorska regions as well as in Ljubljansko barje. The presence of entomopathogenic nematodes was confirmed in 9 samples from 6 locations. Only the sample C46, which was taken in the village Podbrezje in Gorenjska region, was sent to genetic analysis. Molecular biological analysis have proved the identity of the sample with the species Steinernema kraussei (Steiner). This was the first record of Steinernema kraussei in Slovenia.

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Published

15. 05. 2009

Issue

Vol. 93 No. 1 (2009): PLANT PRODUCTION

Section

Original Scientific Article

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How to Cite

LAZNIK, Žiga, TÓTH, T., LAKATOS, T., VIDRIH, M., & TRDAN, S. (2009). First record of a cold-active entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema kraussei (Steiner) (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae) in Slovenia. Acta Agriculturae Slovenica, 93(1), 37–42. https://doi.org/10.14720/aas.2009.93.1.14893