Infectivity of populations of the entomopathogenic nematodes Steinernema feltiae and Heterorhabditis megidis in relation to temperature, age and lipid content

Nematology

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 515-521

  Menti, H ^a   Wright, D J ^b   Perry, R N ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Development; Energy reserves; Storage

Indexed keywords

AGE; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; INFECTIVITY; LIPID; NEMATODE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 0034532590     PISSN: 13885545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854100509439     Document Type: Article

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