Estimation of entomopathogenic nematode population density in soil by correlation between bait insect mortality and nematode penetration

Fundamental and Applied Nematology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 95-102

  Koppenhöfer, Albrecht M ^a   Campbell, James F ^a,b   Kaya, Harry K ^a   Gaugler, Randy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Baiting; Galleria mellonella; Heterorhabditis; Nematode extraction; Steinernema

Indexed keywords

GALLERIA MELLONELLA; HETERORHABDITIS;

EID: 0031921668     PISSN: 11645571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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