Entomopathogenic nematode infectivity assay: Comparison of penetration rate into different hosts

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 227-234

  Caroli, L ^a   Glazer, I ^b   Gaugler, R ^c  

^a Bio Integrated Technology srl   (Italy)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agrotis ipsilon; bioassay; biological control; Galleria mellonella; Heterorhabditis bacteriophora; infectivity; Ostrinia nubilalis; penetration rate; Spodoptera exigua; Steinernema carpocapsae; Steinernema feltiae; Steinernema glaseri; Steinernema riobravis; Tenebrio molitor

Indexed keywords

AGROTIS IPSILON; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; GALLERIA MELLONELLA; HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; MYTHIMNA UNIPUNCTA; NEMATODA; OSTRINIA NUBILALIS; SPODOPTERA EXIGUA; STEINERNEMA CARPOCAPSAE; STEINERNEMA FELTIAE; STEINERNEMA GLASERI; STEINERNEMA RIOBRAVIS; STEINERNEMATIDAE; TENEBRIO; TENEBRIO MOLITOR; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030512414     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583159650039412     Document Type: Article

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