Potential of entomopathogenic nematodes for biological control of Acalymma vittatum (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in cucumbers grown in conventional and organic soil management systems

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 605-612

  Ellers Kirk, C D ^a,b   Fleischer, S J ^a,c   Snyder, R H ^a,c   Lynch, J P ^a,c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c Department of Entomology ^*

Author keywords

Acalymma vittatum; Biological control; Cucumber; Entomopathogenic nematodes

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CUCUMBER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; NEMATODE; SOIL;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BEETLES; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; NEMATODA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; SOIL;

EID: 0034204151     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-93.3.605     Document Type: Article

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