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Table 2 Studies on management of Agrotis spp. in India and abroad

From: Entomopathogenic nematodes as potential and effective biocontrol agents against cutworms, Agrotis spp.: present and future scenario

Insect species

Host plant

Place of occurrence

EPNs

References

A. ipsilon

In vitro

Colorado, western USA

S. feltiae, S. bibionis and H. heliothidis

Capinera et al. (1988)

A. ipsilon

Potato

Florida

S. feltiae

Georgis et al. (1989)

A. ipsilon

Maize

–

S. carpocapsae

Levine and Oloumi-Sadeghi (1992)

A. ipsilon

Carrot

Japan

S. carpocapsae

Yokomizo and Kashio (1996)

A. ipsilon

In vitro

California, USA

S. carpocapsae

Baur et al. (1997)

A. ipsilon, A. segetum

Turnip

India

S. bicornutum, S. carpocapsae, H. indica

Hussaini et al. (2000)

A. ipsilon

Potato

India

S. riobrave

Mathasoliya et al. (2004)

A. ipsilon

All vegetables

Florida, USA

Steinernematids and Heterorhabditis

Seal et al. (2010)

A. segetum

In vitro

Himachal Pradesh, India

H. bacteriophora

Chandel et al. (2010)

A ipsilon

Turfgrass

–

H. bacteriophora, S. carpocapsae, S. feltiae, and S. riobrave

Ebssa and Koppenhofer (2011)

A. ipsilon

Turfgrass

USA

H. megidis, H. bacteriophora, H. bacteriophora, H. megidis and S. riobrave

Ebssa and Koppenhofer (2012)

A. ipsilon

In vitro

India

H. bacteriophora

Mantoo et al. (2012)

A. ipsilon

In vitro

–

S. carpocapsae

Khattab and Azazy (2013)

A. ipsilon

Turfgrass

Canada

S. carpocapsae

Bélair et al. (2013)

A. ipsilon

Chinese cabbage, Brassica rapachinensis L

China

S. carpocapsae Mex and H. indica LN2

Yan et al. (2014)

A. ipsilon

Turfgrasses

Korea

S. carpocapsae GSN1 Strain

Lee and Potter (2015)

A. ipsilon

Turf, vegetables

–

S. carpocapsae

Gozel and Gozel (2016)

A. ipsilon

In vitro

Egypt

S. glaseri and H. bacteriophora Poinar (HP88 strain)

Hassan et al. (2016)

Turnip moth, A. segetum

Vegetables

Himachal Pradesh, India

H. indica

Vashisth et al. (2018)

A. ipsilon

In vitro

Turkey

H. bacteriophora FLH-4-H, H. indica 216-H, S. carpocapsae E76-S

Yuksel and Canhilal (2018)

A. ipsilon

In vitro

Egypt

S. monticolum and H. bacteriophora

Sobhy et al. (2020)

A. ipsilon

Potato

Jorhat, Assam

H. bacteriophora

Devi et al. (2021)