Persistence of Heterorhabditis infective juveniles in soil: Comparison of extraction and infectivity measurements

Journal of Nematology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 508-516

  Hass, B ^b   Griffin, C T ^c   Downes, M J ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Baermann funnel; Centrifugal flotation; Dissection; Entomopathogenic nematode; Heterorhabditis bacteriophora; Heterorhabditis megidis; Infectivity; LD50; Nematode; Persistence; Soil baiting; Soil dilution; Soil ecology; Soil extraction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033479034     PISSN: 0022300X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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