Comparative vertical migration of insect parasitic nematodes Heterorhabditis spp. and Steinernema spp. in sand at 9°C

Fundamental and Applied Nematology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 405-408

  Westerman, Paula R ^a  

^a Van Hall Instituut ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dispersion; Heterorhabditis spp.; Insect parasitic nematode; Mobility; Steinernema spp.; Temperature

Indexed keywords

HETERORHABDITIS; INSECTA; NEMATODA; STEINERNEMA;

EID: 0030856947     PISSN: 11645571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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