Ecology in the service of biological control: The case of entomopathogenic nematodes

Oecologia

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 483-489

  Gaugler, Randy ^a   Lewis, Edwin ^b   Stuart, Robin J ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Host acceptance; Host habitat finding; Host finding; Nematode

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC NEMATODE;

COLEOPTERA; HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA; NEMATODA; SCARABAEIDAE; STEINERNEMA CARPOCAPSAE; STEINERNEMA GLASERI;

EID: 0030618145     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050108     Document Type: Article

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