Vol. 12, Special Issue 11 (2023)

Author(s):
Gitanjali Devi

Abstract:
Air, water and soil pollutants in the environment disturb the soil ecosystem and harm biological properties of soil. Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are potential biocontrol agents against many insect pests and are present in soil as infective juvenile stage. This review gives emphasis on the role of EPNs as a bioindicator for ecotoxicological studies in soil ecosystem. Some of the ecotoxicological tools for nematodes like molecular methods and experimental model ecosystem approaches are being adopted for these studies by utilization of EPNs.