Effectiveness of entomopathogenic nematodes in an alginate gel formulation against lepidopterous pests

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 737-746

  Navon, Amos ^a   Nagalakshmi, Vidya K ^a   Levski, Shlomit ^a   Salame, Liora ^a   Glazer, Itamar ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Calcium alginate; Entomopathogenic nematode; Exposure time; Feeding bioassays; Gel formulation; Helicoverpa armigera; Larval instar; Spodoptera littoralis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ALGINATE;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; MORTALITY; NEMATODE; PEST CONTROL;

CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENTOMOPATHOGENY; GEL; GENETIC STRAIN; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMIDITY; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; MORTALITY; NEMATODE; PEST CONTROL; PLANT LEAF;

GOSSYPIUM; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HELICOVERPA; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; HETERORHABDITIS; HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; MYTHIMNA UNIPUNCTA; NEMATODA; SPODOPTERA LITTORALIS; STEINERNEMA; STEINERNEMA CARPOCAPSAE; STEINERNEMA FELTIAE;

EID: 0036862435     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0958315021000039914     Document Type: Article

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