Efficacy of native strains of entomopathogenic nematode, Heterorhabditis indica against the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from India

Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

Table 1 Morphometric data for H. indica (CICR-HI-CL and CICR-HI-MN strains) males compared with original description

Isolate	Body length	Body width	Tail length	Anal body width	Distance to Ex. Pore	Distance to nerve ring	Length of esophagus	Reflexion of testis	Gubernaculum length	Spicule length
CICR-HI-CL	715 ± 15	42 ± 0.7	30 ± 0.6	22 ± 1.0	130 ± 4.0	76 ± 3.9	105 ± 6.6	95 ± 4.5	21 ± 0.8	43 ± 2.9
CICR-HI-CL	610–735	41–44	29–31	21–25	122–136	72–80	93–110	85–96	19–22	41–46
CICR-HI-MN	675 ± 19	38 ± 0.8	28 ± 0.7	21 ± 0.8	119 ± 3.2	75 ± 3.7	92 ± 5.8	82 ± 3.9	22 ± 0.9	40 ± 2.4
CICR-HI-MN	590–720	37–42	27–31	20–24	112–127	72–82	90–99	78–85	20–23	39–44
Poinar et al. (1992)	721 ± 64	42 ± 7	28 ± 2	23 ± 8	123 ± 7	75 ± 4	101 ± 4	91 ± 26	21 ± 3	43 ± 3
Poinar et al. (1992)	573–788	35–46	24–32	19–24	109–138	72–85	93–109	35–144	18–23	35–48

All measurements are in µm and expressed as means ± standard deviation (range) (N = 20)