Susceptibility of larvae of the mushroom fly Megaselia halterata to the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema feltiae in bioassays

BioControl

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 201-214

  Scheepmaker, J W A ^a,b   Geels, F P ^b   Van Griensven, L J L D ^b   Smits, P H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Mushroom Experimental Station   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Heterorhabditis; Lycoriella auripila; Phorids; Sciarids; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000783020     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009954401065     Document Type: Article

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