An indigenous Peruvian entomopathogenic nematode for suppression of the Andean potato weevil

Biological Control

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 171-178

  Parsa, Soroush ^a   Alcázar, Jesus ^b   Salazar, Jessica ^b   Kaya, Harry K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL POTATO CENTER   (Peru)

Author keywords

Andean farming; Heterorhabditis; Potato; Premnotrypes suturicallus; Solanum

Indexed keywords

CURCULIONIDAE; GALLERIA MELLONELLA; HETERORHABDITIS; HETERORHABDITIS SP.; INSECTA; SOLANUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 33748571140     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2006.04.003     Document Type: Article

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