Plant Parasidic Nematodes

R & D Papers

Akhurst, R. J. (1996). From then to now- A brief review of entomopathogenic nematodes and their symbiotic bacteria. Abstracts of the Second International Symposium on entomopathogenic nematodes and their symbiotic bacteria . 3-8.

Akhurst, R. J. and Bedding, R. A. (1986). Natural occurrence of insect pathogenic nematodes (Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae) in soil in Australia. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 25 (3), 241-244..

Bedding, R.A. (1981). Low cost in vitro mass production of Neoaplectana and Heterorhabditis species (Nematoda) for field control of insect pests. Nematologica 27 : 109-14.

Bedding, R.A. (l984). Large scale production, storage and transport of the insect parasitic nematodes Neoaplectana spp. and Heterorhabditis spp. Ann. appl.Biol . 104 : 117-120.

Bedding, R.A. (1991-94) Storage of Entomopathogenic Nematodes. United States Patent No 5,042,427, European Patent No. 0,359,764. Storage and transport of Entomopathogenic Nematodes. Australian Patent No. 608852.

Bedding, R.A. (1993) Biological Control of Sirex noctilio using the nematode Deladenus siricidicola . Nematodes and the biological control of insect pests (Eds R.A. Bedding, R.J. Akhurst & H.K. Kaya) CSIRO Publications 11-20.

Bedding, R.A. (1999) Future possibilities for using entomopathogenic nematodes. Japanese Journal of Nematology . (in press) 19pp.

Bedding, R. A. and Akhurst, R. J. (1975). A simple technique for the detection of insect parasitic rhabditid nematodes in soil. Nematologica 21 (1), 109-110.

Bedding R.A. and Butler, K.L. (1992-4). Storage and transport of entomopathogenic nematodes. Australian Provisional Patent No. PL 4791

Bedding, R.A. and Miller, L.A. (1981b). Use of a nematode, Heterorhabditis heliothidis, to control black vine weevil, Otiorhynchus sulcatus , in potted plants. Ann.appl.Biol. 99 : 211-16.

Bedding, R.A. and Miller, L.A. (1981a). Disinfesting blackcurrant cuttings of Synanthedon tipuliformis , using the insect parasitic nematode, Neoaplectana bibionis . Environ.Entomol . 10 : 449-53.

Bedding, R.A. and Molyneux, A.S. (1983). Penetration of insect cuticle by infective juveniles of Heterorhabditis spp. (Heterorhabditidae: Nematoda). Nematologica 28 : 354-59.

Bedding R.A., M.S. Stanfield, and G.W. Crompton ( 1991). Apparatus and Method for Rearing Nematodes, Fungi, Tissue Cultures and The Like, and For Harvesting Nematodes. International Patent Application No PCT/AU91/00136

J. W. Begley. (1986). Use of the nematode Steinernema feltiae Weiser [ Neoaplectana carpocapsae ] in southwest Florida chrysanthemum production to control the beet armyworm Spodoptera exigua (Hubner). Dissertation Abstracts International, B (Sciences and Engineering) 47 (6):2287

N. Boemare, C. Laumond, and H. Mauleon (1996). The entomopathogenic nematode-bacterium complex: biology, life cycle and vertebrate safety. Biocontrol Science and Technology 6 (3):333-345

J. L. Capinera, S. L. Blue, and G. S. Wheeler (1982). Survival of earthworms exposed to Neoaplectana carpocapsae nematodes. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 39 (3):419-421.

Curran, J., Gilbert, C., and Butler, K. (1992). Routine cryopreservation of isolates of Steinernema and Heterorhabditis spp. Journal of Nematology 24 (2), 269-270.

R. R. Gaugler. (1979) The entomogenous nematode Neoaplectana carpocapsae : radiation and mammalian safety studies. Dissertation Abstracts International 40B (3):1050-1051.

P. S. Grewal, R. Gaugler, and Y. Wang (1996). Enhanced cold tolerance of the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema feltiae through genetic selection. Annals of Applied Biology 129 (2):335-341

I. Glazer, L. Salame, and D. Segal (1997). Genetic enhancement of nematicide resistance in entomopathogenic nematodes. Biocontrol Science and Technology 7 (4):499-512

H. K. Kaya and R. Gaugler. (1993). Entomopathogenic nematodes. Annual Review of Entomology 38 :181-206

Koppenhofer, A. M., Jaffee, B. A., Muldoon, A. E., Strong, D. R., and Kaya, H. K. (1996). Effect of nematode-trapping fungi on an entomopathogenic nematode originating from the same field site in California. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 68 (3), 246-252.

Koppenhofer, A. M., Jaffee, B. A., Muldoon, A. E., and Strong, D. R. (1997). Suppression of an entomopathogenic nematode by the nematode-trapping fungi Geniculifera paucispora and Monacrosporium eudermatum as affected by the fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora . Mycologia 89 (2), 220-227.

Lisansky, S.G. and Coombs, J. (1994) Developments in the market for biopesticides. Brighton Crop Protection Conference - Pests and Diseases 1049-1054

L. A. Miller and R. A. Bedding. (1982). Field testing of the insect parasitic nematode, Neoaplectana bibionis (Nematoda: Steinernematidae) against currant borer moth, Synanthedon tipuliformis (Lep.: Sesiidae) in blackcurrants. Entomophaga 27 (1):109-114

Miller, L.A. and Bedding, R.A. (1982). Development of a commercial use of the insect parasitic nematode, Neoaplectana bibionis , to control currant borer, Synanthedon tipuliformis . Proceedings of the 3rd International Colloquium on Invertebrate Pathology , 118.

Miller, L.A., Bedding, R.A. and Akhurst, R.J. (l982). Control of black vine weevil, Otiorhynchus sulcatus with insect parasitic nematodes. 21st International Horticultural Congress . Hamburg. Abstract Collection. Vol 1, 1019.

Poinar, G.O. (1983). The Natural History of Nematodes . Prentice Hall, New Jersey. 323 pp.

Poinar, G. O., Jr. (1990). Taxonomy and biology of Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae. In Entomopathogenic Nematodes in Biological Control . (Eds R. Gaugler and H. K. Kaya). pp. 23-61. (CRC Press: Boca Raton, Florida).

Popiel, I and Vasquez, E. M. (1991). Cryopreservation of Steinernema carpocapsae and Heterorhabditis bacteriophora. Journal of Nematology 23 (4), 432-437.

Shanks. C.H. Jr. (1991). The biology and economics of the black vine weevil, Otiorhynchus sulcatus (F.). A.A.B. Meeting , Biology and control of Vine and other root Weevils . University of Southampton, April 1991. (Abstract).

Tomalak, M. (1994). Genetic improvement of Steinernema feltiae for integrated control of the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis . Bulletin OILB/SROP 17 (3), 17-20.

Treverrow, N. and Bedding, R.A., (1992) Nematode preparations for the control of banana weevil. Australian Patent Application PL 1162, PCT

J. X. Wang and Z. M. Liu (1983). The safety of the nematode, Neoaplectana glaseri Steiner, to vertebrates. II. A test on rabbits. Natural Enemies of Insects 5 (4):240-242.

J. X. Wang, L. H. Qiu, and Z. M. Liu (1983). The safety of the nematode Neoaplectana glaseri Steiner to vertebrates. I. A test on rats. Natural Enemies of Insects 5 (1):39-41.

J. X. Wang, J. T. Huang, and Q. S. Chen (1984). The safety of the nematode, Neoaplectana glaseri Steiner, to vertebrates. III. A test on monkeys, Macaca mulatta. Natural Enemies of Insects 6 (1):41-42.

Yang, H., Zhang, G., Zhang, S., and Jian., H. (1993). Biological control of Tree Borers (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) in China with the nematode Steinernema carpocapsae . in Nematodes and the biological control of insect pests (Eds R.A. Bedding, R.J. Akhurst & H.K. Kaya) CSIRO Publications 33:40

Yoshida, M., Reid, A. P., Briscoe, B. R., and Hominick, W. M. (1998) Survey of entomopathogenic nematodes (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae) inJapan. Fundamental and Applied Nematology 21 (2), 185-198.