Virulence of entomopathogenic nematodes to larvae of the guava weevil, Conotrachelus psidii (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), in laboratory and greenhouse experiments

Biological Control

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 422-427

  Dolinski, Claudia ^a   Valle, Eleodoro Del ^a   Stuart, Robin J ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Conotrachelus psidii; Entomopathogenic nematodes; Guava; Heterorhabditis; IPM; Psidium guajava; Steinernema

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; CONOTRACHELUS; CURCULIONIDAE; HETERORHABDITIDAE; HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA; NEMATODA; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA; STEINERNEMA CARPOCAPSAE;

EID: 33746872149     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2005.12.014     Document Type: Article

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