Objectives:

To isolate native entomopathogenic nematodes (NEP) and evaluate the pathogenicity of the mixture of Steinernema sp. and Heterorhabditis sp. on Eurhizococcus colombianus under laboratory conditions. Scope: The mixture of native entomopathogenic nematodes of the Steinernema and Heterorhabditis genera efficiently control E. colombianus.

Methodology:

Native NEPs were isolated using Galleria mellonella larvae as a trap insect, both nematodes were mixed and their pathogenicity was evaluated on the development stages of E. colombianus.

Results:

Native NEPs of the Steinernema and Heterorhabditis genera were isolated and mixed. Twenty-four h after the E. colombianus infestation on females, mortality of 95% was presented at the dose of 100 JI / 25μl, while at 192 h mortality was 100% in the doses of 10 and 100 JI / 25μl. When NEPs were applied to E. colombianus cysts in doses of 10, 100 and 1000 JI / 25 μl, their rupture was 43%, 21% and 24%, respectively.

Conclusions:

The mixture of the isolated NEPs efficiently control the development stages of E. colombianus at the doses evaluated.

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