Targeting biocontrol with the slug-parasitic nematode Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita in slug feeding areas: A model study

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 587-598

  Hass, B ^a,b   Glen, D M ^a   Brain, P ^a   Hughes, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biological control; Chinese cabbage; Deroceras reticulatum; Miniplot; Nematode; Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita; Slugs; Spray application

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CHINESE CABBAGE; MODEL;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; PEST CONTROL; SLUG;

DEROCERAS RETICULATUM; GASTROPODA; NEMATODA; PHASMARHABDITIS HERMAPHRODITA;

EID: 0033402927     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583159929541     Document Type: Article

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