Plant-parasitic nematodes (PPNs) are a serious threat to the quantity and
quality of many economic crops around the world. As a result of rising dissatisfaction
with the hazards of chemical nematicides, interest in microbial control of PPNs is
developing, and biological nematicides are becoming an important component of
ecologically acceptable management strategies. Bionematicides can be employed in
integrated nematode management (INM) programs to maximize their benefits, with
techniques that make them complementary or superior to chemical nematode control
approaches. This is especially relevant in integrated pest control systems because
bionematicides can operate synergistically or additively with other crop inputs.
bionematicides and other pesticides should be used in a more coordinated manner. This
is especially relevant because numerous bionematicides are already or will soon be
commercially available. It is still necessary to identify research objectives for using
fungal and bacterial nematicides in sustainable agriculture, as well as to get a better
knowledge of their ecology, biology, mode of action, and interactions with other
agricultural inputs. As a consequence, utilizing a microbial nematicide from the stated
category as a plant-parasitic nematode biocontrol agent is a viable long-term biocontrol
technique in agriculture.
Keywords: Biocontrol, Management, Nematicide, Plant-parasitic nematodes.
