Behavioral ecology of entomopathogenic nematodes

Biological Control

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 66-79

  Lewis, Edwin E ^a   Campbell, James ^b   Griffin, Christine ^c   Kaya, Harry ^a   Peters, Arne ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^d E nema GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behavior; Ecology; Entomopathogenic nematode; Heterorhabditis; Host; Infection; Insect; Parasite; Steinernema

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HETERORHABDITIS; INSECTA; NEMATODA; STEINERNEMA;

EID: 33744507190     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2005.11.007     Document Type: Article

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