Spatial and temporal occurrence of natural populations of Heterorhabditis spp. (Nematoda:Rhabditida) in a semiarid region

Biological Control

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 130-136

  Glazer, I ^a   Kozodoi, E ^a   Salame, L ^a   Nestel, D ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

biological control; entomopathogenic nematodes; Heterorhabditis spp.; population dynamics; soil ecology

Indexed keywords

HETERORHABDITIS;

EID: 0030087569     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.1996.0016     Document Type: Article

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