Table 1 Capability of Phasmarhabditis sp. to infect different species and stages of terrestrial gastropods under laboratory conditions of 22±2 °C and 60±5R.H. %
Species and stage | Mortality % | Time from infection to recovered nematodes | Ability of dead individuals to release nematodes | Rate of individuals released nematodes % | Ability of released nematodes to infect healthy pests | Capacity index | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eggs of E. vermiculata | 100% | 7.32±0.95 c (6-9) | + | 100% | + | 1366.12 | 1 |
Eggs of L. flavus | 100% | 8.4±1.05 a (7-10) | + | 100% | + | 1190.48 | 3 |
Eggs of A. fulica | 100% | 19.2±1.74 (15-21) | + | 50 | + | 260.41 | 7 |
Juvenile snail of E. vermiculata | 100% | 7.95 ±1 a (6-10) | + | 100 | + | 1257.86 | 2 |
Juvenile slug of L. flavus | 100% | 10.8±1.15 b (9-13) | + | 100 | + | 925.93 | 5 |
Mature snail of E. vermiculata | 100% | 10.5±1 b (9-12 ) | + | 100 | + | 952.38 | 4 |
Mature slug of L. flavus | 100% | 14.4±1.43 d (12-17) | + | 100 | + | 694.44 | 6 |
Mature A. fulica* | 100%* | 40 * e | + | 100 * | + | 250* | 8 |