Differential Susceptibility of Dysmicoccus vaccinii (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) to Entomopathogenic Nematodes (Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae and Steinernematidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 925-932

  Stuart, Robin J ^a   Polavarapu, Sridhar ^a   Lewis, Edwin E ^a,b   Gaugler, Randy ^a,c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Dysmicoccus vaccinii; Entomopathogenic nematode; Heterorhabditis; Steinernema; Vaccinium corymbosum

Indexed keywords

ACRONICTA LEPORINA; DYSMICOCCUS; HEMIPTERA; HETERORHABDITIDAE; HETERORHABDITIS; HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA; HETERORHABDITIS HAWAIIENSIS; HETERORHABDITIS ZEALANDICA; INSECTA; NEMATODA; PSEUDOCOCCIDAE; RHABDITIDA; STEINERNEMA; STEINERNEMA CARPOCAPSAE; STEINERNEMA FELTIAE; STEINERNEMA GLASERI; STEINERNEMATIDAE; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; INSECT; NEMATODE; PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMALS; INSECTS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; RHABDITOIDEA;

EID: 0031203757     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/90.4.925     Document Type: Article

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