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Table 1 Origin of Rwandan and comparative international entomopathogenic nematodes

From: Management of white grubs (Coleoptera: Scarabeidae) with entomopathogenic nematodes in Rwanda

EPN

Origin

Provider

Reference

Rwandan

H. bacteriophora RW14-N-C4a

Ploughed cropland on terraces, South province [Nyamagabe district], Rwanda

RAB Rubona, Rwanda

Yan et al., 2016

S. carpocapsae RW14-G-R3a-2

River bench; North province [Gakenke district], Rwanda

RAB Rubona, Rwanda

Yan et al., 2016

Steinernema sp.RW14-M-C2a-3 feltiae-group

Banana- pumpkin- sorghum intercrop field; North province [Musanze district], Rwanda

RAB Rubona, Rwanda

Yan et al., 2016

Steinernema sp. RW14-M-C2b-1, feltiae-group

Banana- pumpkin- sorghum intercrop field, North province [Musanze district], Rwanda

RAB Rubona, Rwanda

Yan et al., 2016

International

H. bacteriophora H06

Sandy soil peanut field; Shandong, China

GIABR, Guangzhou, China

Yan et al., 2013

S. carpocapsae All

Vineyards, East coast, USA

Biosys, Columbia, MD, USA via GIABR

All et al., 1981; PoinaJr, 1990

S. longicaudum X7

Shandong, China

GIABR, Guangzhou, China

Shen and Wang, 1991

  1. All EPNs tested in soil-based small arena laboratory bioassays; Steinernema sp. RW14-M-C2b-1 and S. longicaudum X7 also tested in small-scale field efficacy trials
  2. GIABR Guangdong Institute of Applied Biological Resources, China, RAB Rwanda Agriculture Board