Laboratory experiments were conducted to determine the effect of soil texture and condition ofGalleria mellonellalarvae (infected withBeauveria bassiana, uninfected and alive, or uninfected and killed by freezing) on host-finding by the entomogenous nematodes,Heterorhabditis bacteriophoraandSteinernema carpocapsae, H. bacteriophorawas more motile thanS. carpocapsaein organic and fine sandy loam soils, but less motile in clay soil. In soil-filled tubes,H. bacteriophoraandS. carpocapsaeusually occurred more frequently near healthy hosts when healthy hosts were present in choice tests. When aBeauveria-infected host was included in a choice test, nematodes tended to occur more frequently at the host not infected withB. bassiana. This behavior may minimize antagonistic interactions between entomogenous nematodes andB. bassianain soil.