Infectivity and specificity of Canadian and Czech isolates of Steinernema kraussei (Steiner, 1923) to some insect pests at low temperatures in the laboratory

Nematologica

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 437-448

  Mracek Z ^a   Becvâr S ^a   Kindlmann, P ^a   Webster, J M ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENTOMOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bibio marci; Cephaleia abietis; Cold infective isolates; Cydia pomonella; Sarcophaga bullata; Tenebrio molitor

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CZECHOSLOVAKIA; DISEASE MODEL; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HOST RESISTANCE; INFECTIVITY; TEMPERATURE;

HOST SPECIFICITY; INFECTIVITY; NEMATODE; PARASITE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

BIBIO MARCI; BIBIONIDAE; CEPHALCIA ABIETIS; CEPHALEIA ABIETIS; COLEOPTERA; CYDIA POMONELLA; DIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; NEMATODA; PAMPHILIIDAE; SARCOPHAGA BULLATA; SARCOPHAGIDAE; STEINERNEMA KRAUSSEI; TENEBRIO MOLITOR; TENEBRIONIDAE; TORTRICIDAE;

EID: 0031671121     PISSN: 00282596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/005525998x00098     Document Type: Article

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