A very good video about entomopathogenic nematodes

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It's a bit preachy, but explains the biology of parasitic nematodes very well. Feel free to skip the 5 minute intro that's basically an advertisement for biological control. After about the 10 minute mark it talks about production, storage and application.

It discusses hunting strategies, biology, killing mechanisms, symptoms of infection, etc.

 

[Venom]

Should this be a sticky link, maybe, in the Articles forum?

 

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I'm aware that the OP meant us to skip over the obvious bias of the video and meant it only as a cool foray into entomopathic nematode biology. I just wanted to offer further reading in case someone felt the need to look at the pros and cons of nematode bio control. It has its major benefits and major ecological negatives.

Non-Target Effects of Entomopathogenic Nematodes on the Soil Nematode Community
Nethi Somasekhar, Parwinder S. Grewal, Elizabeth A. B. De Nardo and Benjamin R. Stinner
Journal of Applied Ecology, Vol. 39, No. 5 (Oct., 2002), pp. 735-744

Parasitoid Drift After Biological Control Introductions: Re-examining Pandora's Box
Follett, PA | Duan, J | Messing, RH | Jones, VP
American Entomologist [Am. Entomol.]. Vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 82-94. 2000.

Science 16 June 2000:
Vol. 288. no. 5473, pp. 1969 - 1970
DOI: 10.1126/science.288.5473.1969