A new entomopathogenic nematode species for Turkey, Heterorhabditis megidis Poinar, Jackson & Klein 1987 (Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae)

Authors

HÜSEYİN YILMAZ
LIEVEN WAEYENBERGE
İSMAİL DEMİR
MAURICE MOENS
ZİHNİ DEMİRBAĞ

DOI

10.3906/tar-0808-26

Abstract

During a survey on the occurrence of entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) in the Eastern Black Sea region of Turkey, a heterorhabditid species was isolated using the Galleria-baiting technique. Based on morphology and morphometrics, the isolate was identified as Heterorhabditis megidis. Sequences of the ITS region of its rDNA confirmed this identification. The species is recorded for the first time from Turkey. A more intensive survey to determine the distribution of this species, covering all parts of the Black Sea region of Turkey, is currently underway.

Keywords

Entomopathogenic nematode, Heterorhabditis megidis, ITS, Turkey

First Page

385

Last Page

391

Recommended Citation

YILMAZ, HÜSEYİN; WAEYENBERGE, LIEVEN; DEMİR, İSMAİL; MOENS, MAURICE; and DEMİRBAĞ, ZİHNİ (2009) "A new entomopathogenic nematode species for Turkey, Heterorhabditis megidis Poinar, Jackson & Klein 1987 (Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae)," Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry: Vol. 33: No. 4, Article 7. https://doi.org/10.3906/tar-0808-26
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/agriculture/vol33/iss4/7