Laboratory evaluation of virulence of Heterorhabditid nematodes to Plodia interpunctella Hübner (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 676-682

  Mbata, George N ^a   Shapiro Ilan, David I ^b  

^a FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Entomopathogenic nematodes; Heterorhabditis; Indianmeal moth; Stored products

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; NEMATODE; STORAGE; VIRULENCE;

HETERORHABDITIDAE; HETERORHABDITIS; HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA; HETERORHABDITIS INDICA; HETERORHABDITIS MARELATUS; HETERORHABDITIS MEGIDIS; HETERORHABDITIS ZEALANDICA; LEPIDOPTERA; NEMATODA; PLODIA INTERPUNCTELLA; PYRALIDAE;

EID: 20344408544     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-34.3.676     Document Type: Article

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