Classical Biological Control of Scapteriscus spp. (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae) in Florida

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1415-1420

  Parkman, J P ^a   Frank, J H ^a   Walker, T J ^a   Schuster, D J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Classical biocontrol; Entomopathogenic nematode; Mole crickets; Ormia depleta; Scapteriscus spp.; Steinernema scapterisci

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000082093     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/25.6.1415     Document Type: Article

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