Mermithid nematodes

Nematodes as Biocontrol Agent

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 411-418

  Platzer, Edward G ^a   Mullens, Bradley A ^a   Shamseldean, Muhammed M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

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