Virulence of three species of entomopathogenic nematodes to the chestnut weevil, Curculio elephas (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Nematropica

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 199-204

  Kepenekci, Ilker ^a   Gokce, Ayhan ^b   Gaugler, Randy ^c  

^a PLANT PROTECTION CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Turkey)

^b GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chestnut weevil; Curculio elephas; Efficacy; Heterorhabditis bacteriophora; Steinernema carpocapsae; Steinernema feltiae

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIO ELEPHAS; CURCULIONIDAE; HETERORHABDITIDAE; HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA; INSECTA; NEMATODA; RHABDITIDA; STEINERNEMA CARPOCAPSAE; STEINERNEMA FELTIAE; STEINERNEMATIDAE;

EID: 22844431510     PISSN: 00995444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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