Fig. 1

Pathogenicity and desiccation tolerance of seven EPN strains on Atrijuglans hetaohei. A Corrected mortality of A. hetaohei larvae caused by seven EPN strains. B Corrected mortality of different EPN strains in anti-desiccation assays. HBgy = Steinernema glaseri, Sgib = Steinernema glaseri, HB310 = Steinernema carpocapsae, All = Steinernema carpocapsae, CBZB = Steinernema longicaudum, HB8 = Heterorhabditis bacteriophora, HB140 = Heterorhabditis bacteriophora. Differing letters indicate values significantly different from one another at the p < 0.05 level (Tukey’s HSD test)