Effects of fertilizers on virulence of Steinernema carpocapsae

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-34

  Shapiro, David I ^a   Tylka, Gregory L ^a   Lewis, Leslie C ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Entomogenous nematodes; Fertilizer; Steinernema carpocapsue

Indexed keywords

GALLERIA MELLONELLA; LEPIDOPTERA; NEMATODA; STEINERNEMA CARPOCAPSAE; STEINERNEMA CARPOCAPSUE;

EID: 0002303007     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0929-1393(95)00069-0     Document Type: Article

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