Abstract Background Cabbage butterfly, Pieris brassicae Linnaeus (Lepidoptera: Pieridae), is a major insect pest affecting cole crops worldwide. Excessive applications of chemical-based insecticides have devastating impression over the organisms and environment. Results In this study, entomopathogenic nematode (EPN) Heterorhabditis bacteriophora Poinar strain EUPT-S26 (local isolate) was evalua...

The cabbage butterfly, Pieris brassicae Linnaeus (Lepidoptera: Pieridae), is an oligophagous and invasive insect pest of various economically important cole crops. Recently, there have been reports about increase in the incidence damaging activities butterflies, signifying that existing control methods fail to meet grower’s expectations. Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) their endosymbiotic bac...