@article{icrisat3491,
           title = {Mermithid nematodes as parasites ofHeliothis spp. and other crop pests in Andhra Pradesh, India},
       publisher = {Springer India},
            year = {1985},
          author = {V S Bhatnagar and C S Pawar and D R Jadhav and J C Davies},
           pages = {509--515},
          volume = {94},
            note = {The assistance of Prof. I A Rubtsov of the Academy of Science, USSR in identifying the
nematodes is gratefully acknowledged. The pest scouts of the Cropping Systems
Entomology are also acknowledged},
         journal = {Proceedings: Animal Sciences},
          number = {5},
        keywords = { Mermithids, Ovomermis albicans,  Hexamermis spp,  Pentatomimermis sp.,  Heliothis spp 

},
             url = {http://oar.icrisat.org/3491/},
        abstract = {Insect pests were collected from cultivated and wild plant species to study their parasites in Andhra Pradesh, India. Besides insects, nematodes emerged as parasites WhileHexamermis spp. were common in most lepidoptera,Ovomermis albicans (Siebold) was recovered fromHeliothis spp. The nematodes were active, even more than insect parasites during early monsoon. They were more active on light-soils than on heavy-soils. AgainstHeliothis armigera (Hubner) in particular, their incidence was more on ?low-growing? crops likeArachis hypogaea (L.), andLycopersicon esculentum (L.), and weeds. The nematode Pentatomimermis sp. was recorded from the bugNezara viridula L.}
}