Application technology and environmental considerations for use of entomopathogenic nematodes in biological control

Biological Control

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 124-133

  Shapiro Ilan, David I ^a   Gouge, Dawn H ^b   Piggott, Simon J ^c   Fife, Jane Patterson ^d  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c Becker Underwood   (United Kingdom)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Application technology; Biological control; Entomopathogenic nematode; Heterorhabditis; Steinernema

Indexed keywords

ACARI; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; FUNGI; HETERORHABDITIS; HETERORHABDITIS MEGIDIS; NEMATODA; STEINERNEMA;

EID: 33744507947     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2005.09.005     Document Type: Article

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