Application of the most probable number method to estimations of entomopathogenic nematode populations in soil

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 471-480

  Hass, B ^a   Griffin, C T ^a   Keating, J G ^a   Downes, M J ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Baiting technique; Dilution method; Entomopathogenic nematodes; Heterorhabditis; Infective unit; Infectivity; Most probable number

Indexed keywords

ENTOMOPATHOGENIC NEMATODE; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER; POPULATION ESTIMATION;

COLEOPTERA; HETERORHABDITIS MEGIDIS; NEMATODA; TENEBRIO MOLITOR; TENEBRIONIDAE;

EID: 0031408529     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1997.tb05174.x     Document Type: Article

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