European earwig ( Forficula auricularia) as a novel host for the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema carpocapsae

After exposure to Forficula auricularia cuticle, Steinernema carpocapsae was nearly as responsive to host cues as after exposure to the cuticle of Galleria mellonella, a known standard host. This similarity in behavioral response indicates that S. carpocapsae can recognize European earwigs as a host...

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