Title | STEINERNEMA-FELTIAE (STEINERNEMATIDAE, RHABDITIDA) PARASITIZING ADULT FUNGUS GNATS (MYCETOPHILIDAE, DIPTERA) IN CALIFORNIA |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 1992 |
Authors | Poinar, GO |
Journal | Fundamental and Applied Nematology |
Volume | 15 |
Pagination | 427-430 |
Type of Article | Journal Article |
ISSN | 1164-5571 |
Abstract | Natural populations of Steinernema feltiae (Filipjev) are here reported for the first time from North America. The present population, designated the fungus gnat strain, parasitizes the adult stages of Mycetophila fungorum (Mycetophilidae : Diptera) feeding in the gilled mushroom, Agrocybe praecox (Bolbitiaceae : Agaricales) in Northern California. This is the first instance of a steinernematid that habitually parasitizes the adult stages of a holometabolous insect. |
URL | <Go to ISI>://WOS:A1992JQ74000007 |