Survival of entomopathogenic nematodes within host cadavers in dry soil

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 231-240

  Koppenhöfer, Albrecht M ^a   Baur, Matthew E ^a   Stock, S Patricia ^a   Choo, Ho Yul ^b   Chinnasri, Buncha ^c   Kaya, Harry K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

^c Plant Pathol and Microbiol Div   (Thailand)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Biological control; Heterorhabditis; Soil ecology; Soil water potential; Steinernema

Indexed keywords

HETERORHABDITIS; HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; NEMATODA; STEINERNEMA; STEINERNEMA CARPOCAPSAE; STEINERNEMA GLASERI; STEINERNEMA RIOBRAVIS; HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIAPHORA;

ENTOMOPATHOGENIC NEMATODE; HOST CADAVER; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0031392453     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1393(97)00018-8     Document Type: Article

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