Evaluation of entomopathogenic nematodes to manage root weevil larvae in Washington State cranberry, strawberry, and red raspberry

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 895-902

  Booth, Steven R ^a   Tanigoshi, Lynell K ^a   Shanks Jr , Carl H ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cranberry; Heterorhabditis bacteriophora; Heterorhabditis marelatus; Otiorhynchus sulcatus; Steinernema carpocapsae; Strawberry

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; NEMATODE; PEST CONTROL;

UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON;

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; GALLERIA MELLONELLA; HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA; HETERORHABDITIS MARELATUS; NEMATODA; OTIORHYNCHUS; OTIORHYNCHUS OVATUS; OTIORHYNCHUS SULCATUS; OVATUS; RUBUS GLAUCUS; RUBUS IDAEUS; STEINERNEMA; STEINERNEMA CARPOCAPSAE; STEINERNEMA GLASERI; VACCINIUM MACROCARPON;

EID: 0036800768     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-31.5.895     Document Type: Article

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