Effects of microbial and other antagonistic organism and competition on entomopathogenic nematodes

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 357-372

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

antibiosis; Heterorhabditis; natural enemies; nematicidal; nematode parasites; nematode predators; nematophagous fungi; Steinernema; tritrophic interactions

Indexed keywords

ACARI; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; HETERORHABDITIDAE; HETERORHABDITIS; HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA; HIRSUTELLA RHOSSILIENSIS; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; NEMATODA; PHOTORHABDUS; STEINERNEMA; STEINERNEMA GLASERI; STEINERNEMATIDAE; XENORHABDUS;

EID: 0030479396     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583159631334     Document Type: Conference Paper

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