The infectivity and behaviour of exsheathed and ensheathed Heterorhabditis megidis infective juveniles

Nematology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 49-53

  Dempsey, Catherine M ^a   Griffin, Christine T ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Activity; Entomopathogenic nematodes; Heterorhabditidae; Sheath

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; INFECTIVITY; NEMATODE;

HETERORHABDITIDAE; HETERORHABDITIS; HETERORHABDITIS MEGIDIS; LEPIDOPTERA; NEMATODA;

EID: 0038270686     PISSN: 13885545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854102765216687     Document Type: Article

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