Q.4
For mass multiplication of DD-136 nematode, the common host used is:
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- Lesser wax moth (Achroia grisella / Galleria mellonella): The standard laboratory and industrial host used worldwide for the efficient in vivo mass culturing and multiplication of the entomopathogenic nematode DD-136 (Steinernema carpocapsae). (Correct answer)
- Silk moth (Bombyx mori): Reared commercially for silk production (sericulture) and not used for entomopathogenic nematode rearing.
- Fruit sucking moth (Eudocima spp.): A destructive orchard pest of citrus and pomegranate, unsuitable for laboratory mass rearing.
- Codling moth (Cydia pomonella): An economically major pest of apples and pears, not practical for biocontrol agent mass propagation.
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