Identification and pathogenicity of entomopathogenic bacteria from common cockchafer, melolontha melolontha (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 79-85

  Sezen, K ^a   Demir, Y ^a   Demirbag Z ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bacterial flora; Biological control; Insecticidal activity; Melolontha melolontha

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BEETLE; BIOASSAY; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; LARVA; PATHOGENICITY;

EURASIA; TURKEY;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER SP.; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COLEOPTERA; CORYLUS; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTER SP.; HEXAPODA; MELOLONTHA MELOLONTHA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SP.; SCARABAEIDAE;

EID: 34548060670     PISSN: 01140671     EISSN: 11758783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01140670709510171     Document Type: Article

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