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 2 Morphometrics data for H. indica (CICR-HI-CL and CICR-HI-MN strains) infective juveniles compared with original description

Isolate	Body length	Body width	Tail length	Distance from anterior end to excretory pore	Distance to nerve ring	Length of esophagus	Anal body diameter
CICR-HI-CL	555 ± 19	19 ± 0.7	102 ± 4.1	103 ± 3.5	82 ± 3.6	120 ± 3.4	12 ± 0.9
CICR-HI-CL	520–600	18–21	99–108	92–108	79–90	113–132	11.0–13.0
CICR-HI-MN	510 ± 20	21 ± 0.6	96 ± 5.0	95 ± 4.0	80 ± 3.0	115 ± 3.3	11.5 ± 0.8
CICR-HI-MN	490–585	19–22	93–100	91–100	75–88	100–129	11–13.0
Poinar et al. (1992)	528 ± 26	20 ± 6	101 ± 6	98 ± 7	82 ± 4	117 ± 3	–
Poinar et al. (1992)	479–573	19–22	93–109	88–107	72–85	109–123	–

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