02013nas a2200241   4500008004100000245013900041210006900180260000900249300001400258490000700272520122500279653002001504653001301524653000801537653003001545653002101575100002001596700001901616700002501635700002001660700001801680856007301698       1993                        eng d00aInfectivity of steinernematid and heterorhabditid nematodes for the human body louse Pediculus humanus humanus (Anoplura: Pediculidae)0 aInfectivity of steinernematid and heterorhabditid nematodes for   c1993  a489 - 4930 v163 a<p>The susceptibility of the human body louse Pediculus humanus humanus ro the entomopathogenic rhabditids is described. Exposure of female lice to infective juveniles (IJs) of Steinernema carpocapsae &#39;&#39;Pye&#39;&#39; strain and S. glaseri in a Petri-dish assay resulted in high mortality levels (&gt; 85 %) within 24 h. Among female lice exposed to as of the &#39;&#39;HP88&#39;&#39; strain of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora 45 % mortality was recorded after 42 h exposure. Lice exposure to the &#39;&#39;Mexican&#39;&#39; strain of S. carpocapsae for 42 h resulted in 65 % mortality. The mortality of the louse females was directly related to increased dosage of S. glaseri IJs. Complete lice mortality was achieved with this nematode at 400 IJs/dish. Exposure of the lice to 800 IJs of H. bacteriophora HP88/dish resulted in 27.5 % mortality. The highest number of nematodes was recovered from dead lice infected with S. glaseri (7.7 nematodes/louse). Abnormal development was observed among females of S. glaseri. which were shrunken, whereas males developed normally. The lowest number (0.2 nematodes/louse) was recorded in the lice infected with the &#39;&#39;HP88&#39;&#39; strain of H. bacteriophora.</p>
10aheterhabditidae10aNematoda10apdf10aPediculus humanus humanus10asteinernematidae1 aWeiss, Margalit1 aGlazer, Itamar1 aMumcuoglu, Kosta, Y.1 aElking, Yonatan1 aGalun, Rachel  uhttp://www.phthiraptera.info/sites/phthiraptera.info/files/38450.pdf