20.500.12556/RUL-146301 Discovery of Oscheius myriophilus (Nematoda: Rhabditidae) in gastropods and its similar virulence to Phasmarhabditis papillosa against Arion vulgaris, Deroceras reticulatum, and Cernuella virgata Between July and September 2021, researchers collected 100 specimens of the Spanish slug, Arion vulgaris, and dissected their cadavers to examine them for parasitic nematodes. Molecular techniques were used to identify the nematodes, which confirmed the presence of Oscheius myriophilus, marking the first recorded instance of this nematode in a gastropod host. To test the virulence of Slovenian strains of O. myriophilus and Phasmarhabditis papillosa and their effects on the feeding behavior of the Spanish slug, grey field slug (Deroceras reticulatum), and vineyard snail (Cernuella virgata), laboratory bioassays were conducted using nematodes grown in vivo. Nematodes were applied at various doses ranging from 10 to 500 nematodes/gastropod. The results showed that O. myriophilus and P. papillosa caused significant mortality (82.5% +- 2.5% at 15 °C) of the Spanish slug while being less effective against the vineyard snail and grey field slug. Nematodes were more virulent at a lower temperature (15 °C) than at the higher temperature (20 °C) tested in the experiment. Additionally, both nematode species significantly reduced gastropod herbivory. The potential use of O. myriophilus and P. papillosa as biological control agents against gastropods is discussed. slug parasitic nematodes Spanish slug grey field slug vineyard snail mortality feeding inhibition biological control biotično varstvo polži parazitske ogorčice Arion vulgaris Deroceras reticulatum Cernuella virgata Oscheius myriophilus umrljivost zaviranje hranjenja true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2023-05-23 13:43:08 2023-05-23 13:43:15 2025-08-08 13:22:22 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2023 0 0 16 str. iss. 5, art. 1386 Vol. 13 2023 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 632 2073-4395 153161731 agronomy-13-01386.pdf agronomy-13-01386.pdf 1 235D948BBBB0D0BC22B68B3B48075BCF 8f513c16caf4de3ca7a0f2fb2e9323165b06b32904b5c9660f0f91fb7bba4ca3 677821cb-f961-11ed-a314-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=169461 https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/5/1386 1 bacacf8b-f95e-11ed-a314-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=169460 Biotehniška fakulteta 0 0 0