Comparison of entomopathogenic nematode infectivity from infected hosts versus aqueous suspension

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 907-911

  Shapiro, David I ^a,b   Lewis, Edwin E ^a,c  

^a Integrated BioControl Systems   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cadaver; Heterorhabditis bacteriophora; Infectivity; Steinernema carpocapsae

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; INFECTIVITY;

GALLERIA MELLONELLA; HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; NEMATODA; PYRALIDAE; STEINERNEMA CARPOCAPSAE;

EID: 0032696679     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/28.5.907     Document Type: Article

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