Nematodes for biological control of insects

Content: Cover
 Title Page
 Copyright Page
 The Author
 Acknowledgments
 Table of Contents
 Chapter 1: Introduction
 Chapter 2: Classification of Nematoda
 Chapter 3: Key to Entomogenous Nematodes
 Chapter 4: Nematode Groups
 1. Mermithidae
 A. Mermithids Infecting Aquatic Insects
 B. Mermithids Infecting Mosquitoes
 1. The Genus Romanomermis Coman 1961
 a. Description
 2. Romanomermis culcivorax Ross and Smith 1976 (syn. Romanomermis sp., syn. Reesimermis nielseni Tsai and Grundmann 1969 [in part])
 a. Description
 b. Bionomics
 c. Factors Affecting Parasitism
 d. Host Range
 e. Culture F. Field Trials3. Octomyomermis Johnson 1963
 a. Description
 4. Octomyomermis muspratti (Obiamiwe and MacDonald) 1973 (syn. Romanomermis sp., syn. Reesimermis muspratti Obiamiwe and MacDonald 1973)
 a. Description
 b. Bionomics
 c. Ecology
 d. Culture
 e. Field Trials
 5. Octomyomermis troglodytis Poinar and Sanders 1974
 a. Description
 b. Bionomics
 c. Culture
 6. Hydromermis churchillensis Welch 1960
 a. Description
 b. Bionomics
 c. Host Range
 d. Possible Application
 7. Perutilimermis Nickel 1972
 a. Description of P. culicis
 b. Bionomics
 c. Host Range 8. Strelkovimermis peterseni (Nickle) 1972a. Description
 b. Bionomics
 c. Host Range
 d. Culture
 C. Mermithid Parasites of Midges (Chironomidae)
 1. Hydromermis conopophaga Poinar 1968
 a. Description
 b. Bionomics
 c. Host Range
 d. Culture
 e. Application
 2. Limnomermis rosea (Hagmeier) 1912 (syn. Paramermis rosea Hagmeier 1912) syn. Gastromermis rosea (Hagmeier) 1912
 a. Description
 b. Bionomics
 c. Host Range
 d. Culture
 e. Application
 3. Hydromermis contorta Kohn 1905
 a. Description
 b. Bionomics
 c. Host Range
 d. Culture and Application D. Mermithid Parasites of Blackflies (Simuliidae)1. Mesomermis flumenalis Welch 1962 (syn. Neomesomermis flu-menalis (Welch))
 a. Description
 b. Bionomics
 c. Host Range
 d. Culture
 e. Field Trials
 2. Gastromermis Micoletzky 1923
 a. Description
 3. Gastromermis viridis Welch 1962
 a. Description
 b. Bionomics
 c. Host Range
 d. Culture and Possible Application
 4. Isomermis Coman 1953
 a. Description
 5. Isomermis wisconsinensis Welch 1962
 a. Description
 b. Bionomics
 c. Host Range
 d. Culture and Possible Application
 6. Isomermis lairdi Mondet, Poinar and Bernadou 1977
 a. Description B. Bionomicsc. Host Range
 7. Romanomermis culicivorax Ross and Smith 1976
 E. Terrestrial Mermithids
 1. Diagnosis of Mermis Dujardin 1842
 2. Mermis nigrescens Dujardin 1842 (syn. Mermis subnigrescens Cobb 1926. syn. Mermis meissneri Cobb 1926)
 a. Description
 b. Bionomics
 c. Host Range
 d. Culture and Possible Application
 3. Filipjevimermis leipsandra Poinar and Welch 1968
 a. Description
 b. Bionomics
 c. Host Range
 d. Culture
 4. Agamermis Cobb, Steiner, and Christie 1923
 a. Description
 5. Agamermis decaudata Cobb, Steiner, and Christie 1923
 a. Description
 b. Bionomics