Seasonal dynamics of entomopathogenic nematodes of the genera Steinernema and Heterorhabditis as a response to abiotic factors and abundance of insect hosts

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 116-122

  Půža, Vladimír ^a,b   Mráček, Zdeněk ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENTOMOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Entomopathogenic nematodes; Heterorhabditis; Host range; Insect hosts; Seasonal dynamics; Steinernema

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; ENVIRONMENT; FLY; MICROBIOLOGY; NEMATODE; NEMATODIASIS; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; DIPTERA; ENVIRONMENT; RHABDITIDA; RHABDITIDA INFECTIONS; SEASONS; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

ASILIDAE; BIBIONIDAE; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; DIPTERA; EMPIDIDAE; HETERORHABDITIS; HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA; INSECTA; NEMATODA; STEINERNEMA; STEINERNEMA AFFINE; STEINERNEMA KRAUSSEI;

EID: 23444434502     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2005.04.001     Document Type: Article

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