Transmission of Serratia marcescens (Enterobacteriaceae) in adult Heliothis virescens (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) laboratory colonies

Biological Control

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 50-55

  Sikorowski, P P ^a   Lawrence, A M ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Heliothis virescens; Rearing; Serratia marcescens; Transmission

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; HELIOTHIS VIRESCENS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE; PROTOZOA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

EID: 0031896564     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.1997.0609     Document Type: Article

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