Florida Nematology
History of Nematology
History of Entomophilic
Nematodes
Entomopa-
thogenic
Nematodes
Taxonomy
The genus Steinernema
Mole crickets control
Mole cricket nematode
Symbiotic bacteria
Termite nematode
Hermaphro-
ditic stage of
Heterorhabditis
Nematode identification

KHUONG B. NGUYEN
Entomology & Nematology Department
University of Florida

The genus STEINERNEMA

                                Head of an infective juvenile                    Head of a female                    Head of a male showing 4 of 6
                                showing mouth,  amphid, 4             showing 6 labial papillae, 4              labial papillae, 3 of 4 cephalic
                                cephalic papillae and one line         cephalic papillae, 2 amphids and      and a raising perioral disc
                                of lateral field                                 a mouth.

  Nematode rearing

Family Steinernematidae

Morphological slide show

Molecular diagnosis & data

Steinernema spp.

Species identification + SEM
 



Updated on September 4 2009 All constructive comments are wellcome, please Email to:kbn@ifas.ufl.edu