Ecological Characterization of Steinernema rarum

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 120-128

  Koppenhöfer, Albrecht M ^a   Kaya, Harry K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Foraging behavior; Galleria mellonella; Host range; Soil moisture; Steinernema rarum; Storage; Temperature effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001240240     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jipa.1998.4822     Document Type: Article

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