Application pattern and persistence of the entomopathogenic nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora

Biological Control

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 180-188

  Wilson, Michael J ^a   Lewis, Edwin E ^b,d   Yoder, Floyd ^c   Gaugler, Randy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c New Jersey Dept of Agriculture   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Application pattern; Heterorhabditis bacteriophora; Insects parasites; Nematode; Persistence; Scarabideae; Spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; HETERORHABDITIS; HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; NEMATODA; SCARABAEIDAE;

EID: 0037292809     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1049-9644(02)00125-1     Document Type: Article

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