Interactions among soil organic matter, levels of the indigenous entomopathogenic bacterium Serratia entomophila in soil, amber disease and the feeding activity of the scarab larva of Costelytra zealandica: A microcosm approach

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 231-246

  Villalobos, F J ^a,c   Goh, K M ^a   Saville, D J ^b   Chapman, R B ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

^c INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Amber disease; Costelytra zealandica; Feeding activity; Scarab larva; Serratia entomophila; Soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COLEOPTERA; COSTELYTRA ZEALANDICA; DAUCUS CAROTA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; LOLIUM; MELOLONTHINAE; SERRATIA ENTOMOPHILA; TRIFOLIUM; MELOLONTHIDAE;

AMBER DISEASE; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC BACTERIUM; ORGANIC MATTER; SCARAB LARVA;

NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH ISLAND, CANTERBURY;

EID: 0031426380     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1393(96)00133-3     Document Type: Article

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