Effect of soil moisture and a surfactant on entomopathogenic nematode suppression of the pecan weevil, Curculio caryae

Journal of Nematology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 474-482

  Shapiro Ilan, David I ^a   Cottrell, Ted E ^a   Brown, Ian ^b   Gardner, Wayne A ^c   Hubbard, Robert K ^d   Wood, Bruce W ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d SOUTHEAST WATERSHED RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Curculio caryae; Entomopathogenic nematode; Field trial; Heterorhabditis; Pecan weevil; Soil moisture; Steinernema; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

CARYA ILLINOINENSIS; CURCULIO CARYAE; HETERORHABDITIS; HETERORHABDITIS MEGIDIS; NEMATODA; STEINERNEMA; STEINERNEMA CARPOCAPSAE; STEINERNEMA RIOBRAVE;

EID: 34147113748     PISSN: 0022300X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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