Control of the oriental fruit moth, Grapholita molesta, using entomopathogenic nematodes in laboratory and fruit bin assays

Journal of Nematology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 168-171

  Riga, E ^a   Lacey, L A ^b   Guerra, N ^a   Headrick, H L ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Cardboard strips; Entomopathogenic nematodes; Fruit bins; Grapholita molesta; Heterorhabditis marelatus; Oriental fruit moth; S. Feltiae; S. Riobrave; Steinernema carpocapsae; Wetting agent

Indexed keywords

GRAPHOLITA MOLESTA; HETERORHABDITIS MARELATUS; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; NEMATODA; PRUNUS PERSICA; PRUNUS PERSICA NUCIPERSICA; STEINERNEMA CARPOCAPSAE; STEINERNEMA FELTIAE;

EID: 34248351960     PISSN: 0022300X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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