Susceptibility of shore fly Scatella stagnalis to five entomopathogenic nematode strains in bioassays

BioControl

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 533-545

  Morton, Ana ^a   García Del Pino, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biological control; Entomopathogenic nematodes; Ephydridae; Heterorhabditis sp.; Penetration rate; Shore fly; Steinernema sp.

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; FLY; LARVA; MORTALITY; NEMATODE;

ALGAE; DIPTERA; EPHYDRIDAE; HETERORHABDITIDAE; HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA; HETERORHABDITIS SP.; HEXAPODA; NEMATODA; RHABDITIDA; SCATELLA STAGNALIS; STEINERNEMA; STEINERNEMA ARENARIUM; STEINERNEMA FELTIAE; STEINERNEMATIDAE;

EID: 34347209091     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10526-006-9047-z     Document Type: Article

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