FORMULATION METHOD FOR ENTOMOPATHOGENIC NEMATODES AND FORMULATION PREPARED THEREFROM

摘要

The present invention relates to a method for formulating entomopathogenic nematodes, and to a formulation prepared form the same and, more specifically, to a method for formulating entomopathogenic nematodes and to a formulation prepared from the same which can be stored at room temperature for a long period and can be immediately used in farms by being diluted with water. The method for formulating entomopathogenic nematodes comprises the steps of (a) soaking entomopathogenic nematodes in a sodium hypochlorite solution and sterilizing the surface; (b) washing the surface-sterilized entomopathogenic nematodes with distilled water; (c) putting the surface-sterilized and washed entomopathogenic nematodes into a glycerin solution and culturing to induce to a dormant state; and (d) mixing the glycerin solution containing the entomopathogenic nematodes induced to the dormant state to a cellulose powder. The entomopathogenic nematode formulation according to the present invention can be stored at room temperature while maintaining high survival rate and pathogenicity of entomopathogenic nematodes and can be conveniently used in a liquid or powder from in farms to be useful in manufacturing of a pesticide using entomopathogenic nematodes to reduce use of chemical pesticides and have an import substitution effect.