Study of the bacterial flora as a biological control agent of Agelastica alni L. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Biologia - Section Cellular and Molecular Biology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 327-331

  Sezen, Kazim ^a   Demir, Ismail ^a   Demirbaǧ, Zihni ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Agelastica alni; Alder leaf beetle; Bacterial flora; Biological control; Insecticidal activity

Indexed keywords

AGELASTICA ALNI; AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BETULACEAE; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CORYLUS; ENTEROBACTER; LISTERIA; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; PANTOEA; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS CHLORORAPHIS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 3342994433     PISSN: 13356399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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