Entomopathogenic nematodes to control black vine weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on strawberry

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 651-657

  Wilson, Michael ^a,b   Nitzsche, Peter ^a,c   Shearer, Peter W ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Heterorhabditis bacteriophora; Heterorhabditis marelatus; Nematoda; Otiorhynchus sulcatus; Straw; Strawberries

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; PLANT DISEASE CONTROL; PLANT PATHOGEN INTERACTION; STRAWBERRY;

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; HETERORHABDITIDAE; HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA; HETERORHABDITIS MARELATUS; NEMATODA; OTIORHYNCHUS SULCATUS; RHABDITIDA;

EID: 0033152448     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/92.3.651     Document Type: Article

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