A freeze-dried diet to test pathogens of Colorado potato beetle

Biological Control

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 109-114

  Martin, Phyllis A W ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Bioassay; Chromobacterium sp.; Entomopathogens; Leptinotarsa decemlineata; Microbial control; Photorhabdus luminescens; Serratia marcescens

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHROMOBACTERIUM; COLEOPTERA; FUNGI; INSECTA; LEPTINOTARSA DECEMLINEATA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PHOTORHABDUS; PHOTORHABDUS LUMINESCENS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SOLANUM MELONGENA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0347033417     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1049-9644(03)00125-7     Document Type: Article

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