NEMATODES

Pathogen: Heterorhabditis bacteriophora
Trade name: Cruiser
Target host: Soil dwelling Coleopteran and Lepidopteran larvae
Crop/habitat: Turf, nursery and ornamental crops
Company: Ecogen Inc.
Contact: Tim Johnson; tbjohnso@voicenet.com
Registration status: Exempt
Which countries: U.S.
Availability: Product available to researchers in WP formulation

Pathogen: Heterorhabditis bacteriophora
Trade name: Nema-top, nema-green
Target host: Black Vine weevil, sciarids, grubs
Crop/habitat: Home/garden, lawns, strawberries, ornamentals, tree nurseries
Company: e-nema GmbH
Contact: Dr. Arne Peters; e-nema.biotec@t-online.de
Registration status: Not necessary
Availability: Yes

Pathogen: Heterorhabditis megidis
Trade name: Dickmaulrüsslernematoden
Target host: Black Vine weevil, Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Crop/habitat: Horticulture
Company: Andermatt Biocontrol AG
Contact: Dr. Martin Andermatt
Registration status: Yes
Which countries: Switzerland, Austria
Availability: Yes

Pathogen: Heterorhabditis megidis
Trade name: LARVANEM
Target host: Curculionids e.g. vine weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Crop/habitat: Mainly ornamental crops, hardy nursery stock and herbs
Company: Koppert Biological Systems B.V.
Contact: Drs. W.J. Ravensberg; W.Ravensberg@Koppert.nl
Registration status: Registered if necessary
Which countries: Canada, South Africa, USA. No registration required in European countries except for Austria, Switzerland and Sweden (where registration has been obtained)
Availability: Yes

Pathogen: Steinernematid nematodes
Trade name: Biosafe
Target host: Coleoptera, Lepidoptera
Crop/habitat: Turf
Company: SDS Biotech K.K.
Contact: Mr. Masaji Kinoshita, Dr. Satoshi Yamanaka
Registration status: Yes
Which countries: Japan, South-East Asia
Availability: Yes

Pathogen: Steinernema and Heterorhabditis spp.
Trade name: SCANMASK, ECOMASK, HETEROMASK
Target host: Soil and cryptic insects
Crop/habitat: Mostly high value horticultural crops or lawn and garden use
Company: BioLogic Company
Contact: Albert Pye; pyealber@epix,net
Registration status: No registration required in USA
Which countries: USA
Availability: Yes

Pathogen: Steinernema carpocapsae
Trade name: BioVector^®, Vector^® TL, Savior^®, and BioSafe^® biological insecticides
Target host: Cutworms, armyworms, billbugs, root weevils, vine weevils, stem borers, fleas, fungus gnats, webworms
Crop/habitat: Vegetables, small fruits, turf, ornamentals
Company: Thermo Trilogy Corporation
Contact: Dr. Michael Dimock; mdimock@thermotrilogy.com
Registration status: No
Which countries: Exempt from registration by US EPA, registered in various States within USA
Availability: Experimental samples available by special arrangement or purchased from commercial distributors

Pathogen: Steinernema carpocapsae
Trade name: None
Target host: Mole crickets
Crop/habitat: Vegetables
Company: Andermatt Biocontrol AG
Contact: Dr. Martin Andermatt
Registration status: Not necessary
Availability: Yes

Pathogen: Steinernema feltiae
Trade name: TRAUNEN
Target host: Sciarids
Crop/habitat: Ornamentals
Company: Andermatt Biocontrol AG
Contact: Dr. Martin Andermatt
Registration status: Yes
Which countries: Switzerland, Austria
Availability: Yes

Pathogen: Steinernema feltiae
Trade name: nema-plus
Target host: Sciarid flies
Crop/habitat: Mushroom cultures
Company: e-nema GmbH
Contact: Dr. Arne Peters; e-nema.biotec@t-online.de
Registration status: Not necessary
Availability: Yes

Pathogen: Steinernema feltiae
Trade name: Entonem, SCIA-RID
Target host: Sciarid flies
Crop/habitat: Protected crops (ornamentals, herbs, vegetables, mushrooms, seedling cultivation)
Company: Koppert Biological Systems B.V.
Contact: Drs. W.J. Ravensberg; W.Ravensberg@Koppert.nl
Registration status: Registered if necessary
Which countries: Canada, Mexico, South Africa, USA. No registration required in European countries except for Austria, Switzerland and Sweden (where registration has been obtained)
Availability: Yes

Pathogen: Steinernema feltiae
Trade name: Magnet^® and X-Gnat^® biological insecticides
Target host: Mushroom flies, fungus gnats
Crop/habitat: Mushrooms, greenhouse crop
Company: Thermo Trilogy Corporation
Contact: Dr. Michael Dimock; mdimock@thermotrilogy.com
Registration status: No
Which countries: Exempt from registration by US EPA, registered in various States within USA
Availability: Experimental samples available by special arrangement or purchased from commercial distributors

Pathogen: Steinernema riobrave (=riobravis)
Trade name: BioVector^® 355, Vector^® MC, and Devour^® biological insecticides
Target host: Citrus root weevil complex (Diaprepes abbreviatus, Pachneus spp., others), mole crickets (Scapteriscus spp.), plant-parasitic nematodes (Belonolaimus, Meloidogyne, and Criconemella spp.)
Crop/habitat: Citrus, turf
Company: Thermo Trilogy Corporation
Contact: Dr. Michael Dimock; mdimock@thermotrilogy.com
Registration status: No
Which countries: Exempt from registration by US EPA, registered in various States within USA
Availability: Experimental samples available by special arrangement or purchased from commercial distributors

Pathogen: Steinernema riobravis
Target host: Citrus root weevil and mole crickets
Crop/habitat: Citrus, turf
Company: Ecogen Inc.
Contact: Tim Johnson; tbjohnso@voicenet.com
Registration status: Exempt
Which countries: U.S.
Availability: None