@article {132,
	title = {Infectivity of steinernematid and heterorhabditid nematodes for the human body louse Pediculus humanus humanus (Anoplura: Pediculidae)},
	journal = {Fundamental and Applied Nematology},
	volume = {16},
	year = {1993},
	month = {1993},
	pages = {489 - 493},
	abstract = {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 {\textquoteright}{\textquoteright}Pye{\textquoteright}{\textquoteright} strain and S. glaseri in a Petri-dish assay resulted in high mortality levels (> 85 \%) within 24 h. Among female lice exposed to as of the {\textquoteright}{\textquoteright}HP88{\textquoteright}{\textquoteright} strain of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora 45 \% mortality was recorded after 42 h exposure. Lice exposure to the {\textquoteright}{\textquoteright}Mexican{\textquoteright}{\textquoteright} 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 {\textquoteright}{\textquoteright}HP88{\textquoteright}{\textquoteright} strain of H. bacteriophora.},
	keywords = {heterhabditidae, Nematoda, pdf, Pediculus humanus humanus, steinernematidae},
	url = {http://www.phthiraptera.info/Publications/38450.pdf},
	author = {Weiss,Margalit and Glazer,Itamar and Mumcuoglu,Kosta Y. and Elking,Yonatan and Galun,Rachel}
}
