Combination of two entomopathogenic nematode species for suppression of an insect pest

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 97-103

  Choo, H Y ^a   Koppenhofer A M ^a   Kaya, H K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

biological control; Diabrotica undecimpunctata undecimpunctata; Heterorhabditis; Nematoda; Steinernema

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; DIABROTICA; DIABROTICA UNDECIMPUNCTATA HOWARDI; DIABROTICA UNDECIMPUNCTATA UNDECIMPUNCTATA; HETERORHABDITIS; HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA; INSECTA; NEMATODA; STEINERNEMA; STEINERNEMA CARPOCAPSAE; STEINERNEMA RIOBRAVIS;

EID: 0030498762     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/89.1.97     Document Type: Article

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