Review Article

Nematode Parasites and Associates of Ants: Past and Present

Table 4

Ants infected by entomopathogenic nematodes (Steinernema carpocapsae and Heterorhabditis bacteriophora) under laboratory and/or field conditions.

AntNematodeSystemReference

Acromyrmex octospinosusS. carpocapsaeAqueous[45]
Camponotus sp.S. carpocapsaeSucrose[46]
Camponotus sp.S. carpocapsaeAqueous[47]
Myrmica sp.S. carpocapsaeAqueous[47]
Pogonomyrmex sp.S. carpocapsaeSucrose[48]
Solenopsis spp.S. carpocapsaeAlginate capsules[46]
Solenopsis geminataS. carpocapsaeAqueous[49]
Solenopsis invictaS. carpocapsaeAqueous[50, 51]
Solenopsis invictaH. bacteriophoraAqueous[52]
Solenopsis richteri H. bacteriophoraAqueous[52]
Solenopsis richteriS. carpocapsaeAqueous[50]