Entomopathogenic Nematode (Nematoda: Rhabditida) Survey and their Occurrence in Soil of District Lakki Marwat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
Entomopathogenic Nematode (Nematoda: Rhabditida) Survey and their Occurrence in Soil of District Lakki Marwat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
Samreen Khan*, Salma Javed, Tabassum Ara Khanum, Nasira Kazi
Emergence of EPNs and their presence on surface of dead cadaver.
(A) Collection of soil sample from field of village Sarai Naurang, KPK. (B) Soil trap method in pots using wax moth larvae shown by circle line (C) 5 G. mellonella larva in sterilized 10ml beakers. (D) Beakers filled with sterilized soil. (E) Beakers sealed with aluminium foil and incubated at 25°C. (F) Dead larvae into petri dishes collected from sand bioassay for dissection. (G) Cross section of nematode body showing longitudinal ridges by arrows.
Location of District Lakki Marwat in KPK province showing surveyed sites and entomopathogenic nematode species encountered from specific locations.
Site wise occurrence percentage of EPNs species.
