Activity of four entomopathogenic nematode species against young adults of Sitophilus granarius (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and Oryzaephilus surinamensis (Coleoptera: Silvanidae) under laboratory conditions

Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 168-173

  Trdan, S ^a   Vidrih, M ^a   Valic N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Biological control; Efficacy; Entomopathogenic nematodes; Oryzaephilus surinamensis; Sitophilus granarius

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEETLE; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; LABORATORY METHOD; MORTALITY; NEMATODE; PEST SPECIES; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA; HETERORHABDITIS MEGIDIS; NEMATODA; ORYZAEPHILUS SURINAMENSIS; SILVANIDAE; SITOPHILUS GRANARIUS; STEINERNEMA CARPOCAPSAE; STEINERNEMA FELTIAE;

EID: 33747518329     PISSN: 18613829     EISSN: 18613837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03356175     Document Type: Article

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