Native entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) were evaluated for the management of three selected pests, Sesamia calamistis, Spodoptera frugiperda and Rhynchophorus ferrugineus in laboratory bioassays. The EPNs were isolated from soils from various locations within Ibadan, Nigeria using the greater wax moth (Galleria mellonella) as insect bait. A two-factor laboratory experimental assay was laid out in a completely randomized design and replicated three times. The EPN suspension was applied on insect larvae with distilled water as control. Number of days to mortality, percentage mortality of insect larvae, and total EPN population of infective juveniles (IJs) recovered from larval cadavers were assessed and reproductive factor (RF) determined. Data were analyzed using analysis of variance, and means were separated using Tukey's Studentized Range Test at P<0.05. The number of days to mortality for inoculated larvae of S.
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