DNemFIG 1: Phasmarhabditis nematodes as biocontrol for garden slugs

DNemFIG 1: Phasmarhabditis nematodes as biocontrol for garden slugs.

A. Example of a garden slug biocontrol product based on pathogenic nematodes. (Image source www.gardenandplants.uk.co.)
B. A spanish slug infected by proliferating Phasmarhabditis nematodes. Nematodes can be seen escaping from the killed slug’s body. (Image source: B. Hammeraas, Bioforsk - Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research, bugwood.org. Obtained from forestryimages.org.)

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