Entomopathogenic nematodes and neonicotinoids for remedial control of oriental beetle, Anomala orientalis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), in highbush blueberry

Crop Protection

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1266-1271

  Polavarapu, Sridhar ^a   Koppenhöfer, Albrecht M ^b   Barry, James D ^a   Holdcraft, Robert J ^a   Fuzy, Eugene M ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anomala orientalis; Entomopathogenic nematodes; Heterorhabditis; Imidacloprid; Neonicotinoid; Steinernema

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; BEETLE; ENTOMOLOGY; NEMATODE; PATHOGEN; PEST CONTROL;

ANOMALA (BEETLE); ANOMALA ORIENTALIS; COLEOPTERA; EXOMALA ORIENTALIS; HETERORHABDITIS; HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA; NEMATODA; SCARABAEIDAE; STEINERNEMA; STEINERNEMA SCARABAEI; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM;

EID: 34250680561     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2006.10.026     Document Type: Article

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