Ecological characterization of Steinernema scarabaei, a scarab-adapted entomopathogenic nematode from New Jersey

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 139-148

  Koppenhöfer, Albrecht M ^a   Fuzy, Eugene M ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Foraging behavior; Host range; Scarabaeidae; Steinernematidae; Temperature effects

Indexed keywords

INSECTA; POACEAE; RHABDITIDA; SCARABAEIDAE; STEINERNEMA; STEINERNEMA SCARABAEI; STEINERNEMATIDAE;

EID: 0038009329     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2011(03)00056-9     Document Type: Article

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