Population ecology of entomopathogenic nematodes: Bridging past insights and future applications for sustainable agriculture

IF 3.6 3区生物学 Q1 ZOOLOGY

Journal of invertebrate pathology Pub Date : 2025-03-17 DOI:10.1016/j.jip.2025.108313

Rubén Blanco-Pérez , Ernesto San-Blas , Monique J. Rivera , Raquel Campos-Herrera

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Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are soil-dwelling organisms essential for controlling pest populations across diverse crops and regions worldwide. Over the past century, significant advancements have been made in isolating, identifying, and quantifying EPNs, enhancing our understanding of their natural distribution and influencing factors. This review outlines major milestones in EPN population dynamics research and highlights emerging molecular and biophysical tools that offer new research directions. Here, we examine the factors shaping EPN occurrence in agroecosystems, including interactions between hosts, EPNs, and their resource competitors (viewing EPNs as scavengers) and the biotic and abiotic drivers affecting their spatial and temporal patterns. Additionally, the review explores EPN interactions with plant rhizospheres and the impact of agricultural practices on their efficacy as biological control agents. Understanding EPN population dynamics is crucial for optimizing their use as sustainable pest management tools. By combining traditional insights with innovative methods, we can expand EPN applications in agroecosystems, fostering more resilient and eco-friendly agricultural practices.

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昆虫病原线虫的种群生态学：连接过去的见解和未来可持续农业的应用。

昆虫病原线虫（epn）是一种土壤栖息生物，对控制全球不同作物和地区的害虫种群至关重要。在过去的一个世纪里，epn的分离、鉴定和量化取得了重大进展，增强了我们对其自然分布和影响因素的认识。本文概述了EPN种群动态研究的主要里程碑，并强调了新兴的分子和生物物理工具提供了新的研究方向。在这里，我们研究了影响农业生态系统中EPN发生的因素，包括宿主、EPN及其资源竞争对手（将EPN视为清道夫）之间的相互作用，以及影响其时空格局的生物和非生物驱动因素。此外，本文还探讨了EPN与植物根际的相互作用以及农业实践对其作为生物防治剂效果的影响。了解EPN种群动态对于优化其作为可持续虫害管理工具的使用至关重要。通过将传统见解与创新方法相结合，我们可以扩大EPN在农业生态系统中的应用，促进更具复原力和生态友好型的农业实践。

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Journal of invertebrate pathology 生物-动物学

CiteScore

6.10

自引率

5.90%

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审稿时长

1 months

期刊介绍： The Journal of Invertebrate Pathology presents original research articles and notes on the induction and pathogenesis of diseases of invertebrates, including the suppression of diseases in beneficial species, and the use of diseases in controlling undesirable species. In addition, the journal publishes the results of physiological, morphological, genetic, immunological and ecological studies as related to the etiologic agents of diseases of invertebrates. The Journal of Invertebrate Pathology is the adopted journal of the Society for Invertebrate Pathology, and is available to SIP members at a special reduced price.