Phoresy of the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema feltiae by the earthworm Eisenia fetida

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 50-54

  Campos Herrera, Raquel ^a   Trigo, Dolores ^b   Gutiérrez, Carmen ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS AGRARIAS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Earthworm; Eisenia fetida; Entomopathogenic nematodes; Phoretic association; Spodoptera littoralis; Steinernema feltiae

Indexed keywords

EISENIA FETIDA; NEMATODA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; SPODOPTERA LITTORALIS; STEINERNEMA FELTIAE;

EID: 33646148951     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2006.01.007     Document Type: Article

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