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Table 3 Number of invader infective juveniles (IJs) per Galleria mellonella larva, time to emerge from the cadaver and offspring production (IJs/larva) after inoculation at different temperatures

From: Morphological, molecular and ecological characterization of a native isolate of Steinernema feltiae (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae) from southern Chile

Temperature (°C)

Invader IJs

Emergence days

Offspring

5

nd

nd

nd

10

nd

nd

nd

15

26.6 ± 11.4 cx

17.3 ± 1.4 c

72,884.9 ± 26,417 b

20

26.4 ± 11.2 c

10.6 ± 1.4 b

102,807.3 ± 23,256 c

25

12.4 ± 7.2 b

9.1 ± 0.7 a

52,107.8 ± 15,452 a

30

3.1 ± 2.6 a

nd

nd

  1. nd: nematodes no detected
  2. X: Means (n = 20) in columns followed by the same letter do not significantly differ according to Tukey’s multiple range test (P < 0.05)
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