Biological control of the black vine weevil, Otiorhynchus sulcatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) with entomopathogenic nematodes (Nematoda: Rhabditida)

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 11-27

  Kakouli Duarte, T ^a,c   Labuschagne, L ^b   Hague, N G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b National University of Ireland ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Biological control; Galleria mellonella; Heterorhabditis megidis; Otiorhynchus sulcatus; Steinernema carpocapsae; T Tape

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BLACK VINE WEEVIL; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC NEMATODE; STRAWBERRY;

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; GALLERIA MELLONELLA; HETERORHABDITIS MEGIDIS; NEMATODA; OTIORHYNCHUS SULCATUS; RHABDITIDA; ROSACEAE; STEINERNEMA CARPOCAPSAE;

EID: 0030826152     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1997.tb05393.x     Document Type: Article

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