Abstract
John Potter (Agriculture and Agri-Food, Canada) asked the Nematode Discussion List for information about parasites of fungus gnats (Bradysia spp.) or of shore flies (Scatella spp.). Brian Clark (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA) suggested checking papers by D. Gouge [e.g. Gouge D.H. and Hague N.G. (1995) The susceptibility of different species of sciarid flies to entomopathogenic nematodes. J. Helminthol. 69, 313–318, which mentions Steinernema feltiae, a parasite of six species of Sciarid flies, and two Heterorhabditis spp. Apparently, adult sciarids infected by S. feltiae can disperse nematodes to nematode-free compost]. Suzanne Wainwright has used S. feltiae for many years to control fly larvae in nurseries and interscapes (sic) and was about to start field trials to see how S. carpocapsae compared with it. From replies received, Potter concluded that fungus gnats, but not shore-flies, have been well-studied. ‘I guess mushrooms are more significant than rotting seaweed…’, he said. ParaSite was compiled from the Internet by Janice Taverne
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