Differential susceptibility of subterranean termite castes to entomopathogenic nematodes

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 367-377

  Mankowski, Mark E ^a,c   Kaya, Harry K ^b   Grace, J Kenneth ^a   Sipes, Brent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Rio Tinto Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral ecology; Biological control; Coptotermes formosanus; Coptotermes vastator; Entomopathogenic nematodes; Formosan subterranean termite; Heterorhabditis indica; Philippine milk termite; Steinernema carpocapsae

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CASTE; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; MORTALITY; NEMATODE; PEST CONTROL; TERMITE;

COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; COPTOTERMES VASTATOR; HETERORHABDITIS INDICA; ISOPTERA; NEMATODA; RHINOTERMITIDAE; STEINERNEMA CARPOCAPSAE;

EID: 22344445893     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583150400016951     Document Type: Article

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