Temperature effects on Heterorhabditis megidis and Steinernema carpocapsae infectivity to Galleria mellonella

Journal of Nematology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 299-304

  Saunders, J E ^a,b   Webster, J M ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Entomopathogenic nematode; Heterorhabditis megidis; Infectivity; Invasion rate; Nematode; Photorhabdus luminescens; Steinernema carpocapsae; Temperature; Xenorhabdus nematophilus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033239828     PISSN: 0022300X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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