Pathogenicity of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora, Steinernema glaseri, and S. scarabaei (Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae, Steinernematidae) Against 12 White Grub Species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 87-92

  Koppenhofer A M ^a   Fuzy, Eugene M ^a   Crocker, R L ^b   Gelernter, W D ^c   Polavarapu, S ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PACE Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

Entomopathogenic nematodes; Heterorhabditis; Scarabs; Steinernema; White grubs

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; NEMATODE; PATHOGENICITY; PEST CONTROL;

AMPHIMALLON MAJALIS; ANOMALA ORIENTALIS; ATAENIUS; CASTANEA; COLEOPTERA; EXOMALA ORIENTALIS; HETERORHABDITIDAE; HETERORHABDITIS; HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA; JAPONICA; NEMATODA; PHYLLOPHAGA; POACEAE; POPILLIA JAPONICA; RHABDITIDA; SCARABAEIDAE; SCARABAEUS; STEINERNEMA; STEINERNEMA GLASERI; STEINERNEMA SCARABAEI; STEINERNEMATIDAE;

EID: 0842264101     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0958315031000151701     Document Type: Article

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