Biological control of terrestrial molluscs using Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita - Progress and prospects

Pest Management Science

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1153-1164

  Rae, Robbie ^a   Verdun, Cyrille ^b   Grewal, Parwinder S ^c   Robertson, Jamie F ^d   Wilson, Michael J ^d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Becker Underwood   (United Kingdom)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial associations; Field trials; Host range; Infection biology; Models, non target organisms; Molluscs; Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FIELDWORK; HOST RANGE; INFECTIVITY; MOLLUSC; NEMATODE;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLLUSC; NEMATODE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLLUSCA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; RHABDITOIDEA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; NEMATODA; PHASMARHABDITIS HERMAPHRODITA; RHABDITIDAE;

EID: 36348996096     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.1424     Document Type: Review

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