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:;''What are nematodes, especially heterohabditis bacteriophora?''<br/> | :;''What are nematodes, especially heterohabditis bacteriophora?''<br/> | ||
::Nematodes, also known as roundworms, are a diverse animal phylum inhabiting a broad range of humid environments. There are around 20000 species, each of them adapted to the survival requirements of their surrounding.<br/> | ::Nematodes, also known as roundworms, are a diverse animal phylum inhabiting a broad range of humid environments. There are around 20000 species, each of them adapted to the survival requirements of their surrounding.<br/>The nematode "heterohabditis bacteriophora" is known as a useful parasite that helps gardeners to keep away pest. In codependency of bacteria which lives in the worms bodies, they are actively searching for and killing larvae in the soil. As the nematodes enter the insects body, bacteria spreads itself within the body, which leads the larva to die. This way the nematode uses the dead larva to reproduce themself. | ||
The nematode "heterohabditis bacteriophora" is known as a useful parasite that helps gardeners to keep away pest. In codependency of bacteria which lives in the worms bodies, they are actively searching for and killing larvae in the soil. As the nematodes enter the insects body, bacteria spreads itself within the body, which leads the larva to die. This way the nematode uses the dead larva to reproduce themself. | |||
<ref name="WikipediaNematodes">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nematode</ref> <ref name="YT_MDRnematodes">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SN5VxSGSU5A</ref> | <ref name="WikipediaNematodes">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nematode</ref> <ref name="YT_MDRnematodes">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SN5VxSGSU5A</ref> | ||