Emergence and dispersal patterns of two isolates of the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema feltiae

Journal of Nematology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 221-228

  Rolston, A N ^a   Griffin, C T ^a   Downes, M J ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Infective juvenile; Male colonisation; Nematode; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

GALLERIA MELLONELLA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; NEMATODA; STEINERNEMA FELTIAE;

EID: 33750098011     PISSN: 0022300X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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