Automated technology for in vivo mass production of entomopathogenic nematodes

Biological Control

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 199-206

  Gaugler, Randy ^a   Brown, Ian ^a   Shapiro Ilan, David ^b   Atwa, Atwa ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Culture; Entomopathogenic nematode; Heterorhabditis bacteriophora; In vivo; Mass production; Steinernema carpocapsae

Indexed keywords

GALLERIA MELLONELLA; HETERORHABDITIS; HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; NEMATODA; STEINERNEMA; STEINERNEMA CARPOCAPSAE;

EID: 0036270007     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1049-9644(02)00015-4     Document Type: Article

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