Distribution - INDIA

Steinernema sp. and Heterorhabditis sp. detected during surveys in India
Species/isolate detected   Habitat Type      Locality
Steinernema carpocapsae 6.11 Tomato Bangalore, Karnataka
S. carpocapsae 6.61 Bhendi Bangalore, Karnataka
S. carpocapsae 1.3 Banana Kovvur, AP
S. carpocapsae 1.4 Cowpea Rajahmundry, AP
S. carpocapsae 13.1 Fieldbean Madurai, TN
S. carpocapsae 11 Tomato Bangalore, Karnataka
S. abbasi 3.1 Greengram IARI, New Delhi
S. bicornutum 3.2 Mango IARI, New Delhi
S. tami 2.1 Mustard Jorhat, Assam
Steinernema sp. SSL2 7.2 Coconut Minicoy, Lakshadweep
Steinernema sp. SSL2 14.1 Mango Aligarh, UP
Steinernema sp. SSL2 13.21 Sugarcane Coimbatore, TN
Steinernema sp. 11.1 Banana Udaipur, Rajasthan
Steinernema sp. 3.4 Mango IARI,New Delhi
S.glaseri Bhendi Bangalore, Karnataka
S.riobrave Field bean Kanpur, UP
S.feltiae Maize Bangalore, Karnataka
Heterorhabditis indica 13.22 Sugarcane Coimbatore, TN
H.indica 13.3 Sapota Chidambaram, TN
H.indica 13.4Rose Kanyakumari, TN
H.indica 6.71Maize Bangalore, Karnataka
H.indica 14.2Bhendi Kanpur, UP
H.indica 14.3Castor Aligarh, UP
H.indica 7.1 Banana Minicoy, Lakshadweep
Heterorhabditis sp.3.5 ZizyphusIARI, New Delhi
H. bacteriophora Citrus Coonoor,TN

Reference:
Hussaini,S.S.,Ansari,M.A.,Ahmad,W. and Subbotin, S.A.(2001g). Identification of some Indian populations of Steinernema species by RFLP analysis of the ITS region of rDNA.