Provided herein is a composition comprising a Pickering emulsion comprising a plurality of core-shell particles encapsulating an entomopathogenic organism. Furthermore, a method for controlling a pest on or within a plant or at the area under cultivation is provided.

A pest control kit is provided to aid the control of a population of immature larval stages or pupal insects. The pest control kit comprises an amount of an entomopathogenic nematode and a wetting agent composition, the wetting agent composition comprising: a solvent; and a surfactant. The pest control kit aims to provide a naturally occurring entomopathogenic nematode for biological control of immature larval insects which can act as pests to plants, whether these be for professional plant protection including agricultural, forestry and horticultural or for home garden use. The new pest control product of the present invention aims to prove safe and sustainable protection for turf and plants all year round.

A pest control kit is provided to aid the control of a population of immature larval stages or pupal insects. The pest control kit comprises an amount of an entomopathogenic nematode and a wetting agent composition, the wetting agent composition comprising: a solvent; and a surfactant. The pest control kit aims to provide a naturally occurring entomopathogenic nematode for biological control of immature larval insects which can act as pests to plants, whether these be for professional plant protection including agricultural, forestry and horticultural or for home garden use. The new pest control product of the present invention aims to prove safe and sustainable protection for turf and plants all year round.

Disclosed are methods for increasing infectivity of entomopathogenic nematodes in any target area for the purposes of insect control, said method comprising: (a) mixing an aqueous nematode infectivity increasing composition with (i) entomopathogenic nematodes to activate said entomopathogenic nematodes for increased infectivity prior to application of said entomopathogenic nematodes to said target area, or (ii) seeds to produce coated seeds, and (b) applying said entomopathogenic nematodes to said target area or planting said coated seeds in said target area; wherein said aqueous nematode infectivity increasing composition is produced by methods disclosed herein.

Disclosed are methods for increasing infectivity of entomopathogenic nematodes in any target area for the purposes of insect control, said method comprising: (a) mixing an aqueous nematode infectivity increasing composition with (i) entomopathogenic nematodes to activate said entomopathogenic nematodes for increased infectivity prior to application of said entomopathogenic nematodes to said target area, or (ii) seeds to produce coated seeds, and (b) applying said entomopathogenic nematodes to said target area or planting said coated seeds in said target area; wherein said aqueous nematode infectivity increasing composition is produced by methods disclosed herein.