Virulence of entomopathogenic nematodes to Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in the laboratory

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1090-1095

  Shapiro, David I ^a,b   Mccoy, Clay W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Tree Nut Research Unit   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Diaprepes abbreviates; Entomopathogenic; Heterorhabditis; Steinernema; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; LABORATORY; METHODOLOGY; NEMATODE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; LABORATORIES; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; RHABDITIDA; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0034244640     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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