Non-Susceptibility of Earthworm Eisenia fetida to the Rhabditid Nematode Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita, a Biocontrol Agent of Slugs

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 93-98

  De Nardo, Elizabeth A B ^a,c   Sindermann, Anne B ^b   Grewal, Sukhbir K ^a   Grewal, Parwinder S ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Wildlife International Ltd   (United States)

^c EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Beneficial organisms; Biological control; Earthworm; Eisenia fetida; Non target effects; Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita; Risk; Slug parasitic nematode; Slugs

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; EARTHWORM; NEMATODE; NONTARGET ORGANISM; PARASITE; SLUG;

ANNELIDA; EISENIA FETIDA; GASTROPODA; NEMATODA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; RHABDITIDA;

EID: 0842285753     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0958315031000151693     Document Type: Article

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