Releasing of volatile compounds (VC) from attacked or not attacked plant tissue influence on entomopathogenic nematodes (EN). VC may have an attractive or repulsive effect on EN. Three species of EN were investigated; S. feltiae, S. carpocapsae and H. bacteriophora and two different VC; terpinolene (T) and β-caryophyllene (β-K) in this trial. T is excreted by undamaged carrot (Daucus carota L.) roots while β-K is excreted by damaged maize (Zea mays L.) roots after beetle Diabrotica virgifera virgifera (LeConte, 1868) attack. VC were bound to different granulations of zeolite. During the trial it was tried to find out if VC, T and (β-K) bind to different granulations of zeolites influence EN movement similar as in water media. Results showed that chemotaxic indeks (KI) is dependent on species of EN, host searching strategy and sort of VC. T works in both investigated medias (water and zeolites) as a repellent on EN H. bacteriophora and S. feltiae. β-K works in both investigated medias (water and zeolites) as an atractant on EN H. bacteriophora and S. feltiae. The least mobile species EN was S. carpocapsae. It was found out that granulation of inert substrate (zeolites) has no effect on KI.
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