First record of Steinernema glaseri Steiner, 1929 (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae) from Belgium: A natural pathogen of Hoplia philanthus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

Nematology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2020, Pages 953-956

  Ansari, Minshad Ali ^a   Waeyenberge, Lieven ^a   Moens, Maurice ^a,b  

^a WALLOON AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biological control; Entomopathogenic nematode; Insect pathogen; Molecular identification; Scarab beetle

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; NEMATODE; NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; PATHOGEN;

BELGIUM;

COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; HOPLIA PHILANTHUS; RHABDITIDA; SCARABAEIDAE; STEINERNEMA GLASERI; STEINERNEMATIDAE;

EID: 33750462829     PISSN: 13885545     EISSN: 15685411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854105776186334     Document Type: Article

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